Assertion (A): Tollen’s reagent, Benedict’s Solution and Fehling’s solution are reducing agents

Reason (R): Mild oxidizing agents like chlorine or bromine water convert glucose into gluconic acid.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Tollen's reagent, Benedict's solution and Fehling's solutions are mild oxidizing agents, which are used to distinguish Aldehydes from Ketones.

Glucose gets oxidized to six carbon carboxylic acid (gluconic acid) on reaction with a mild oxidizing agent like bromine water. This indicates that the carbonyl group is present as an aldehydic group.

So, A is false, but R is true.