Chemistry students look in the mirror
Mon, Apr 13th, 2026
Year 12 Chemistry students explored a chemical reaction between silver nitrate and glucose and were impressed by the outcome when they undertook a silver mirror practical.
Known as the Tollens’ test, this is a qualitative laboratory test used to distinguish between an aldehyde and a ketone. The end result was a mirror-like coating forming on the inside of a flask.
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