A Giant Silver Mirror
Demonstrating the Tollens' test for aldehydes and reducing sugars.
| Topic | The Tollens' test for aldehydes and reducing sugars. Also this is an excellent demonstration for general interest |
| Timing | About 5 min |
| Level | The Tollens' test is post-16, but the experiment will fascinate people of all ages |
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