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Which of the following is incorrect?
- FeCl3 is used in detection of phenol.
- Fehling's solution is used in detection of glucose.
- Tollens' reagent is used in detection of unsaturation.
- NaHSO3 is used in detection of carbonyl compound.
Answer
(3) Tollens' reagent is used in detection of unsaturation.
Solution
(1) Phenol gives a violet colour with neutral FeCl3 solution ⇒ correct.
(2) Glucose (a reducing sugar, –CHO group) reduces Fehling's solution to a red precipitate of Cu2O ⇒ correct.
(3) Tollens' reagent (ammoniacal silver nitrate) is used to detect aldehydes (silver mirror test), not unsaturation; unsaturation is detected by bromine water or Baeyer's reagent ⇒ incorrect.
(4) Aldehydes and ketones form crystalline addition products with NaHSO3 ⇒ correct.
Answer: (3)
AIPMT 2001