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Aayush Kumari

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Students can find the difference between aldehydes and ketones with the help of some chemical reactions. Aldehydes can be distinguished from ketones using tests like Tollens' test and Fehling's test. Aldehydes reduce Tollens' reagent to produce a silver mirror and Fehling's solution to yield a red precipitate, whereas ketones do not react in these tests.

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Satyendra Dhyani

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Name reactions are always feverouites of the examinaers. That's why Students are so eager to know and learn name chemical reactions of this chapter. Hers's few important reactions of this chapters below;

  • Aldol Condensation: A reaction where two aldehyde or ketone molecules combine to form a? -hydroxy aldehyde or ketone.
  • Cannizzaro Reaction: A reaction where non-enolizable aldehydes undergo disproportionation in the presence of a strong base to yield a primary alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

  • Wolff-Kishner Reduction: A method to reduce carbonyl compounds to alkanes using hydrazine and a strong base.

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Nishtha Datta

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Students studying class 12 chemistry must have clear understanding of the basic knowledge. Students must be aware of physical properties of these compunds. Aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids generally have higher boiling points than hydrocarbons of similar molecular weight due to dipole-dipole interactions and hydrogen bonding (especially in carboxylic acids). Lower members are soluble in water, but solubility decreases with increasing molecular weight.

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Pallavi Pathak

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In Newton's Law of Gravitation, G (Universal Gravitational Constant) has a fixed value as it is a fundamental constant which is:

G determines the strength of gravitational interactions and it remains the same everywhere in the universe. It plays a significant role in cosmology and astrophysics and it is important in calculating the forces between celestial bodies. Due to the gravitational pull of a massive body like Earth, 'g' (Acceleration due to Gravity) is the acceleration which the object experiences. The value of g changes based on the planetary composition, latitude, and altitude. G is universal and g is dependent on the location.

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Esha Garg

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Students can access the Class 12 Chemistry Aldehyde Ketone and Carboxylic Acids NCERT Solutions for all chapters in our pages. We also provide PDF of NCERT Solutions of all chapter for free. Students can use following steps to download Aldehyde Ketone and Carboxylic Acids NCERT Solution PDF;

Your PDF is ready to use, Students can use the Aldehyde Ketone and Carboxylic Acids NCERT Solutions PDF for various purposes includi

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Piyush Vimal

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Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 8 Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids consists important topics such as the structure, nomenclature, preparation, and chemical properties of these important organic compounds. Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 8 covers key reactions like nucleophilic addition, oxidation, reduction, aldol condensation, and Cannizzaro reaction. The acidic nature and reactivity of carboxylic acids are also discussed in NCERT Chemistry Chapter 8 Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids. These compounds have vast applications in medicines, perfumes, food preservatives, and industrial solvents.

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Pallavi Pathak

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It is due to a concept taken from Newton's Law of Gravitation. It says that each mass element of the shell puts an attractive force on a particle inside but due to the fact that the shape of the shell is symmetrical, these forces cancel out in every direction.
To prove it mathematically, one can use Gauss's Law for Gravitation. It states that inside a uniformly distributed spherical shell, the net gravitational field is zero. It differs from electrostatics, which states that a conducting shell blocks or stops the external electric fields. The shielding concept is not part of gravitation where the external bodies exert a gravitational fo

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Pallavi Pathak

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Gravitational Potential Energy (U) is the energy an object has due to its position in a gravitational field. It is defined as:

Where M represents the mass of the larger body, m is the mass of the smaller body, r is the distance between them, and G stands for the gravitational constant.
G is written with a negative sign to show that the gravitational potential energy is always lower than zero and the values even decrease as the objects move apart from each other. It implies that to separate two masses, work should be done against the gravity. At infinity, U = 0, implying that no external force is required to keep them apart. When two obj

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Pallavi Pathak

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According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, each object in the universe attracts every other object with a force that depends on the distance between them and their masses. This force is mathematically given by the following formula:

Here, F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant and m? and m? refers to the masses of the objects, and r represents the distance between them.

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation explains the behaviour of tides due to the Moon's gravity, planetary motion, and even how satellites orbit the Earth. This law is widely used in space research and astrophysics to find out the mas

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Anushree Tiwari

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Class 12 Chemistry Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids is one of the most important organic chemistry topics in CBSE Class 12 Chemistry and competitive exams like JEE and NEET. The Chapter deals with the structure, properties, preparation, and reactions of aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids.

Organic Chemistry carries around 28-30% weightage in the board exam. Within this NCERT Class 12 Chemistry CH 8 Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids contributes around 5-8 marks in the CBSE Boards and Other state board exams. 2-3 direct questions (approximately 8-12 marks) appears in JEE Mains from Chapter 8 Class 12 Chemistry.

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