Distinguishing between aldehydes and ketone

Reagent	Observation
Reagent	Aldehydes	Ketones
Fehling’s solution	Brown ppt	No observable change
Tollen’s reagent or ammoniacal silver nitrate	Black ppt or silver mirror	No observable change
Acidified potassium dichromate	Orange solution turns green	No observable change

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