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1. Matter and Measurements4h 31m
2. Atoms and the Periodic Table5h 23m
3. Ionic Compounds2h 18m
4. Molecular Compounds2h 18m
5. Classification & Balancing of Chemical Reactions3h 17m
6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities2h 27m
7. Energy, Rate and Equilibrium3h 46m
8. Gases, Liquids and Solids3h 25m
9. Solutions4h 10m
10. Acids and Bases3h 29m
11. Nuclear Chemistry56m
BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions47m
12. Introduction to Organic Chemistry1h 34m
13. Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds2h 12m
14. Compounds with Oxygen or Sulfur1h 6m
15. Aldehydes and Ketones1h 1m
16. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives1h 11m
17. Amines39m
18. Amino Acids and Proteins1h 51m
19. Enzymes1h 37m
20. Carbohydrates1h 41m
21. The Generation of Biochemical Energy2h 8m
22. Carbohydrate Metabolism2h 22m
23. Lipids2h 26m
24. Lipid Metabolism1h 45m
25. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism1h 37m
26. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis2h 54m

15. Aldehydes and Ketones

Tollens' and Benedict's Test

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15. Aldehydes and Ketones

Tollens' and Benedict's Test

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Determine the product formed when the following compound undergoes the Benedict's test.

product of Benedict's test

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Identify the functional group in the given compound. The compound shown is acetophenone, which contains a ketone group (C=O) attached to a benzene ring.

Understand the Benedict's test. This test is used to identify reducing sugars, which typically contain aldehyde groups or alpha-hydroxy ketones that can tautomerize to aldehydes.

Determine if the compound can undergo the Benedict's test. Ketones, like the one in acetophenone, do not have the necessary functional group to reduce the copper(II) ions in Benedict's solution.

Recognize that the Benedict's test requires an aldehyde group or a specific type of ketone that can isomerize to an aldehyde under the test conditions. Acetophenone does not meet these criteria.

Conclude that since acetophenone does not have an aldehyde group or a reducible ketone, it will not react with Benedict's reagent, resulting in 'No Reaction'.