How could you distinguish between diphenyl ketone (also called benzophenone) and benzaldehyde using ir only?

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Answer is: benzaldehyde will have one or two bands of moderate intensity in the region 2695 - 2830 cm⁻¹ because of C-H stretch. Presence of a moderate band near 2720 cm⁻¹ is helpful in determining whether or not a compound is an aldehyde. Aldehyde, always have peak around 2720 cm⁻¹.