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Which of the following pairs of compounds can be distinguished by warming with ?

  1. Abutan-1-ol and butan-2-ol
  2. Bethanol and methanol
  3. Cpentan-3-one and propanal
  4. Dpentan-2-one and pentan-3-one

Answer: A, B, D

In each of the first three pairs exactly one member has or (pentan-2-one, ethanol, butan-2-ol) and gives the yellow precipitate. Pentan-3-one and propanal both have neither group, so both give no precipitate and the pair is not distinguished.
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