Aldehydes and Ketones

Aldehydes and Ketones is a Chemistry chapter on the official PMDC MDCAT 2026 syllabus, contributing roughly 2 MCQs to the 45-MCQ Chemistry section. Mastering the core concepts below typically secures the full chapter weightage.

Key Concepts

Nucleophilic addition
Tollens' & Fehling's tests
Aldol condensation
Cannizzaro reaction
Reduction to alcohols

How Aldehydes and Ketones Is Tested

MDCAT questions on Aldehydes and Ketones are a mix of recall (definitions, classifications), application (predict outcomes, interpret diagrams), and basic numerical/analytical reasoning. PMDC papers from 2020–2025 emphasized the concepts above; older UHS papers (2008–2019) tested them too, with slight variations in question framing.

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