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Grade 6Organic Chemistry

When acetaldehyde is heated with Fehling’s solution it gives a precipitate of
a. Cu
b. CuO
c. Cu base 2O
d. Cu + Cu base 2O + CuO

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12 Years agoGrade 6
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12 Years ago

(c) CH base 3CHO + 2Cu^2+ + OH^- ? CH base 3COOH + Cu base 2 O ?

Fehling solution (red)