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You will remember that the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone is the presence of a hydrogen atom attached to the carbon-oxygen double bond in the aldehyde. Ketones don’t have that hydrogen. The presence of that hydrogen atom makes aldehydes very easy to oxidise. Or, put another way, they are strong reducing agents.
