Part 2

Question 1

Aldehydes and ketones are soluble in common organic solvents T/F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

They dissolve both polar and non-polar compounds

Answer 2

Ketones

Question 3

lower-boiling aldehydes and ketones non-flammable T/F

Answer 3

False (flammable)

Question 4

They are generally low toxicity

Answer 4

Simple ketones

Question 5

Formaldehyde, a simple aldehyde is considered to be ______

Answer 5

Toxic

Question 6

Simple sugars that contain either an aldehyde group or ketone group

Answer 6

Monosaccharides

Question 7

aldehydes can be further oxidized to carboxylic acids T/F

Answer 7

True

Question 8

To prevent oxidation, aldehydes are often stored under ________

Answer 8

Nitrogen gas

Question 9

Test used to distinguish between aldehyde and ketones

Answer 9

Tollen’s test

Question 10

A reagent with the most visually appealing oxidizing agent for aldehydes.

Answer 10

Tollen’s reagent

Question 11

Components of Tollen’s test

Answer 11

diamminesilver (I) ion, [Ag(NH3)

Question 12

Tollen’s test results

Answer 12

Ketones - no color change
Aldehydes- silver mirror