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N EXPERIMENT OBSERVATION INFERENCE

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1. 2,4-DNP test:
To 1 ml of the given sample Yellow precipitate Presence of
add two to three drops of carbonyl group
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

2. Sodium nitroprusside test:

To 1 ml of the given sample Pink colour Presence of
add 1ml of sodium ketone
nitroprusside and a few drops
of NaOH solution.

Iodoform test:
3. To 1ml of sample add iodine Yellow precipitate Presence of
solution and NaOH solution. ketone

Fehlings test:
4. To 1ml of the given sample No Red precipitate Ketone
add 1ml of Fehling’s A and confirmed.
Fehling’s B solution and heat
in water bath.

IDENTIFICATION OF KETONE

Result:
The given sample is identified as KETONE.