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1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethan-1-one is subjected to various tests. Select the tests that give a positive result.

  1. Awarming with (yellow precipitate of )
  2. BTollens reagent (silver mirror)
  3. Cneutral solution (violet colour)
  4. Daqueous (effervescence)

Answer: A, C

The phenolic gives the violet iron complex, and the methyl ketone unit undergoes the iodoform (haloform) reaction. The compound is a ketone, not an aldehyde, so Tollens reagent is not reduced, and the phenolic is too weakly acidic to release from bicarbonate.
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