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Carbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids — Chemistry STD 12 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12ChemistryCarbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids3 Marks
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What are the uses of acetaldehyde?
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Answer

  1. Acetaldehyde is used for silvering of mirrors
  2. Paraldehyde is used in medicine as a hypnotic.
  3. Acetaldehyde is used in the commercial preparation of organic compounds like acetic acid, ethyl acetate etc.,

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