53. Which statement below is incorrect? the smallest aldehyde has the formula HCOH b. a. a carbonyl carbon consists of a carbon-oxygen double bond in an aldehyde, the carbonyl carbon is always bonded to a hydrogen atom d. c. Ketones are more soluble in water than alcohols with the equiva lent number of carbons

53. Which statement below is incorrect? the smallest aldehyde has the formula HCOH b. a. a carbonyl carbon consists of a carbon-oxygen double bond in an aldehyde, the carbonyl carbon is always bonded to a hydrogen atom d. c. Ketones are more soluble in water than alcohols with the equiva lent number of carbons

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

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Author:H. Stephen Stoker

Publisher:H. Stephen Stoker

Chapter15: Aldehydes And Ketones

Section: Chapter Questions

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