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Which type of molecules react with bromine water?
Alkenes
Which type of molecules react with acidified potassium dichromate?
1° alcohols
2° alcohols
Aldehydes
Which type of molecules react with Tollen’s reagent?
Aldehydes
Which type of molecules react with Fehling’s solution?
Aldehydes
Which type of molecules react with sodium carbonate?
Carboxylic acids
What is the reagent used to test for alkenes?
Bromine water
What reagent is used to test for primary and secondary alcohols?
Acidified potassium dichromate
Which reagents are used to test for aldehydes?
Acidified potassium dichromate
Tollen’s reagent
Fehling’s solution
Which reagent is used to test for carboxylic acids?
Sodium carbonate
What observation is made when bromine water reacts with an alkene?
Orange to colourless
What observation is made when acidified potassium dichromate reacts with a 1° alcohol?
Orange to green
What observation is made when acidified potassium dichromate reacts with a 2° alcohol?
Orange to green
What observation is made when acidified potassium dichromate reacts with an aldehyde?
Orange to green
What observation is made when acidified potassium dichromate reacts with a ketone?
No visible change / solution stays orange
What observation is made when Tollen’s reagent is reacted with an aldehyde?
Silver mirror formed
What observation is made when Tollen’s reagent is reacted with a ketone?
No visible change