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3.8 - Aldehydes & Ketones

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Tollens’ reagent contains the complex ion ____ ?

Back (Answer)

[Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺

#2
Front (Question)

Aldehydes are readily Oxidised to ____ ?

Back (Answer)

Carboxylic Acids

#3
Front (Question)

Functional Group: Aldehyde

Back (Answer)

C(=O)-H carbonyl

#4
Front (Question)

Functional Group: Ketone

Back (Answer)

R-C(=O)-R carbonyl

#5
Front (Question)

Structural Suffix: Aldehyde

Back (Answer)

-CHO

#6
Front (Question)

What type of isomers are Ketones & Aldehydes w/ same no. of Carbon atoms?

Back (Answer)

Functional Group Isomers

#7
Front (Question)

Ketones ____ further Oxidised?

Back (Answer)

Cannot be

#8
Front (Question)

General Formula: Ketone

Back (Answer)

CnH₂ₙO

#9
Front (Question)

General Equation: Ketones reduced to Alcohols

Back (Answer)

R-C(=O)-R + 2[H] |> R-C-(H,OH)-R

#10
Front (Question)

In balanced equations, how is the reducing agent simplified?

Back (Answer)

[H]

#11
Front (Question)

Observation: Tollens’ + Aldehyde

Back (Answer)

Silver Mirror

#12
Front (Question)

Colour Change H⁺/Cr₂O₇²⁻ + Aldehyde?

Back (Answer)

Orange |> Green

#13
Front (Question)

General Formula: Aldehyde

Back (Answer)

CnH₂ₙO

#14
Front (Question)

Reagent: Reduction of Aldehydes & Ketones to alcohols

Back (Answer)

NaBH₄ source of ∶H⁻

#15
Front (Question)

Conditions: Reduction of Aldehydes & Ketones to alcohols

Back (Answer)

Aqueous, warm

#16
Front (Question)

Aldehydes & Ketones are susceptible to attack by ____ ?

Back (Answer)

Nucleophiles because they have a δ⁺ Carbon

#17
Front (Question)

Why does a Silver Mirror form?

Back (Answer)

Aldehyde Oxidised to Carboxylic Acid Silver ions Reduced to Silver atoms

#18
Front (Question)

Equation: Reduction of Silver ions

Back (Answer)

Ag⁺ + e⁻ |> Ag(s)

#19
Front (Question)

General Equation: Aldehyde Oxidised to Carboxylic Acid

Back (Answer)

R-C(=O)-H + [O] |> R-C(=O)-OH

#20
Front (Question)

Observation: Fehling’s + Aldehyde

Back (Answer)

Blue solution |> Brick Red ppt

#21
Front (Question)

Equation: Reduction of Copper(II) ions

Back (Answer)

Cu²⁺ + e⁻ |> Cu⁺

#22
Front (Question)

General Equation: Aldehydes reduced to Alcohols

Back (Answer)

R-C(=O)-H + 2[H] |> R-C-(H,OH)-H

#23
Front (Question)

What causes a Brick Red ppt to form?

Back (Answer)

Copper(II) ions reduced to Cu⁺