Chemistry Of Cooking Flashcards

1
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Oxidising agents to distinguish aldehydes from ketones

A

Acidified Potassium dichromate
Fehlings Solution
Tollens Reagant

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Acidified potassium dichromate

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Orange-green

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3
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Fehlings solution

A

Blue- red/brown

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4
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Tollens Reagant

A

Colourless- silver mirror precipitate

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5
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What aldehydes oxidise to

A

Carboxylate Acids

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