Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

The formulae for three compounds are given: $\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{CHO}$, $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COCH}_3$ and $\text{CH}_2\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$. Of these compounds, only one will decolourise bromine water. Of these compounds, only one will produce a silver mirror with Tollens’ reagent. Which row gives the correct outcomes?

  • Adecolourises bromine water: $\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{CHO}$; forms a silver mirror: $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COCH}_3$
  • Bdecolourises bromine water: $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COCH}_3$; forms a silver mirror: $\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{CHO}$
  • Cdecolourises bromine water: $\text{CH}_2\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$; forms a silver mirror: $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COCH}_3$
  • Ddecolourises bromine water: $\text{CH}_2\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$; forms a silver mirror: $\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{CHO}$

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