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What are Aldehydes?
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- Mild oxidising agents
- Strong oxidising agents
- Strong reducing agents
- Mild reducing agents
- Mild oxidising agents
Correct Option: C
Aldehydes are organic chemical compounds that include a -carbonyl group (i.e. an oxygen atom attached to a carbon atom by a double covalent bond) and a hydrogen atom attached to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group: The presence of that hydrogen atom makes aldehydes very easy to oxidize. Or, put another way, they are strong reducing agents.