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What is the difference aldehyde and ketone in organic chemistry​

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An aldehyde is a carbonyl group with a carbonyl carbon bonded to hydrogen and can be oxidized to a ketone while a ketone is a carbonyl group with a carbonyl carbon only bonded to oxygen atom and cannot be oxidized

Some of oxidizing agents are potassium dichromates, bradys reagent....


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