The chemical composition of Tollens' regent is |
Sodium bicarbonate Mercurous chloride lodoform Ammoniacal silver nitrate solution |
Ammoniacal silver nitrate solution |
The correct answer is Option (4) → Ammoniacal silver nitrate solution Tollens' reagent (used to test for aldehydes, giving the silver mirror test) is prepared by adding aqueous ammonia (NH₃) to silver nitrate (AgNO₃) solution until the initial precipitate of Ag₂O redissolves. This forms the diamminesilver(I) complex [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ in solution.
The other options are unrelated:
Thus, the correct answer is Ammoniacal silver nitrate solution. |