Describe concisely a chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds. (a) Propanal and propanone (b) Phenol and benzoic acid (c) Hexan-3-one and hexan-2-one

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Describe concisely a chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.

(a) Propanal and propanone

(b) Phenol and benzoic acid

(c) Hexan-3-one and hexan-2-one

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