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Vanillin, acetone, and formaldehyde are aldehydes. 4,4-Dimethyl-2-hexanone is a

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Question

Vanillin, acetone, and formaldehyde are aldehydes.
4,4-Dimethyl-2-hexanone is a ketone of molecular formula C8H16O that has six carbons in its longest chain.
D-Glucose, shown below, will give a positive Tollens test.  
           

Question 9 options:

All three statements are true.

Only one of the statements is true.

None of the statements is true.

Two of the three statements are true.

1)

All three statements are true.

2)

Only one of the statements is true.

3)

None of the statements is true.

4)

Two of the three statements are true.

Explanation / Answer

4) Two of the three statements are true.

Those are

4,4-Dimethyl-2-hexanone is a ketone of molecular formula C8H16O that has six carbons in its longest chain.
D-Glucose, shown below, will give a positive Tollens test.

First statement is wrong because acetone is a ketone but not aldehyde