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difference between benzophenone and acetophenone

As said by Abhiman, both acetophenone and benzo phenone are aromatic ketones. The formula for acetophenone is C6H5COCH3. It is represented as 

 

Benzophenone on the other hand has the formula C6H5COC6H5. It is represented as follows 

 

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benzophenone and acetophenone both are aromatic ketones formed by friedel craft acylation of benzene in presence of anhydrous AlCl3...the diff is just that benzophenone is formed by treatment of benzene with benzoyl choride while acetophenone if formed while treatment with acetyl chloride...

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pls give me the structural formula of benzophenone and acetophenone

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