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small scale physical and or chemical tests you could use to distinguish between naphthalene, 2-naphthaldehyde, and...

small scale physical and or chemical tests you could use to distinguish between naphthalene, 2-naphthaldehyde, and 2-naphthoic acid, which are all solids at room temperature

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Physical properties: 2-napthaldehyde has melting point -62°C and 2-napthoic acid has Melting point-175°C

Chemical reactions: Aldehyde gives silver mirror test with Tollen's reagent and psotive test with Fehlings reagent while 2-Napthoic acid gives brisk effervescence with saturated NaHCO3 solution and sweet smell by the formation of ester

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