MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #360

An industrialist wants to manufacture high-quality glass mirrors by depositing a thin layer of metallic silver. Which reagent is traditionally used for this silvering process?

MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #360

  1. Question 1

    Q1. An industrialist wants to manufacture high-quality glass mirrors by depositing a thin layer of metallic silver. Which reagent is traditionally used for this silvering process?

    • A) Fehling's solution
    • B) Benedict's solution
    • C) Ammoniacal silver nitrate
    • D) Sodium nitroprusside solution

    Answer: Ammoniacal silver nitrate

    Explanation: Tollen's reagent is ammoniacal silver nitrate, which forms a silver mirror; Fehling's solution is used for detecting reducing sugars, not mirrors.