An organic functional group which can likely decolorize ammoniacal silver nitrate is?
CHEMISTRY
JAMB 2022
An organic functional group which can likely decolorize ammoniacal silver nitrate is?
- A. alkene
- B. alkane
- C. alkyne
- D. alkanol
Correct Answer: C. alkyne
Explanation
Terminal alkynes react with Tollens reagent (ammoniacal silver nitrate solution) to form silver alkynides as a white precipitate, whereas internal alkynes do not react with Tollens reagent.
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