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What is Tollens Test used to distinguish between?
What is Tollens Test used to distinguish between?
- Amines and amides
- Primary and secondary alcohols
- Aldehydes and ketones (correct)
- Alcohols and carboxylic acids
What is the composition of Tollens Reagent?
What is the composition of Tollens Reagent?
- 10% silver nitrate, 2% ammonia, 5% NaOH
- 5% silver nitrate, 5% ammonia, 5% NaOH
- 2% silver nitrate, 5% ammonia, 10% NaOH
- 5% silver nitrate, 2% ammonia, 10% NaOH (correct)
Who is Tollens Reagent named after?
Who is Tollens Reagent named after?
- Louis Pasteur, a French biologist
- Bernhard Tollens, a German chemist (correct)
- Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist
- Marie Curie, a Polish physicist