A student found an unknown solution which had the distinct odor of an organic compound. In an attempt to identify the functional group, she performed several of the tests used in Experiment # 6. The observations are tabulated below. a. Primary alcohol b. Carboxylic acid c. Tertiary alcohol d. Secondary alcohol e. Aldehyde f. Ketone Reagent Color of control sample Color after the test Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) Orange Green Potassium permanganate KMnO4) Deep Purple Brown precipitate      Brady's Reagent (dinitrophenylhydrazine)     Red-orange solution Deep red precipitate Legal's reagent (sodium nitropruside) Bright red solution         No change observed; no precipitate either

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A student found an unknown solution which had the distinct odor of an organic compound. In an attempt to identify the functional group, she performed several of the tests used in Experiment # 6. The observations are tabulated below.

a. Primary alcohol
b. Carboxylic acid
c. Tertiary alcohol
d. Secondary alcohol
e. Aldehyde
f. Ketone

Reagent Color of control sample Color after the test

Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)

Orange Green
Potassium permanganate KMnO4) Deep Purple Brown precipitate
     Brady's Reagent (dinitrophenylhydrazine)     Red-orange solution Deep red precipitate
Legal's reagent (sodium nitropruside) Bright red solution         No change observed; no precipitate either    
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