Select all the following statements that are correct. A. A positive Tollens' test forms a silver mirror on the surface of the glassware that it is performed in. B. The Schiff test reagent is a bulky nucleophile that preferentially adds to the carbonyl group of a ketone. C. A positive Tollens' test oxidizes an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid. D. The Tollens test can be used to detect the presence of ketones. E. The lodoform test will give a positive result for acetaldehyde. 00000

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Select all the following statements that are correct.
A. A positive Tollens' test forms a silver mirror on the surface of the glassware that it is performed in.
B. The Schiff test reagent is a bulky nucleophile that preferentially adds to the carbonyl group of a ketone.
C. A positive Tollens' test oxidizes an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid.
D. The Tollens' test can be used to detect the presence of ketones.
E. The lodoform test will give a positive result for acetaldehyde.
Transcribed Image Text:Select all the following statements that are correct. A. A positive Tollens' test forms a silver mirror on the surface of the glassware that it is performed in. B. The Schiff test reagent is a bulky nucleophile that preferentially adds to the carbonyl group of a ketone. C. A positive Tollens' test oxidizes an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid. D. The Tollens' test can be used to detect the presence of ketones. E. The lodoform test will give a positive result for acetaldehyde.
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