During a reaction of Tollens test, the formation of mirror inside the tube is due to which of the following?
During a reaction of Tollens test, the formation of mirror inside the tube is due to which of the following? Correct Answer silver atoms
Tollens’ reagent oxidizes an aldehyde into the corresponding carboxylic acid. The reaction is accompanied by the reduction of silver ions in Tollens’ reagent into metallic silver, which, if the test is carried out in a clean glass test tube, forms a mirror on the test tube.
