Ethanoic acid undergoes Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction but Methanoic acid does not, because of

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Ethanoic acid undergoes Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction but Methanoic acid does not, because of (A) absence of α- H atom in ethanoic acid (B) higher acidic strength of ethanoic acid than methanoic acid (C) presence of α-H atom in methanoic acid (D) presence of α-H atom in ethanoic acid

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Carboxylic acid with alpha hydrogen undergoes HVZ reaction

Q. Ethanoic acid undergoes Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction but Methanoic acid does not, because of

absence of $α - H$ atom in ethanoic acid

higher acidic strength of ethanoic acid than methanoic acid

presence of $α - H$ atom in methanoic acid

presence of $α - H$ atom in ethanoic acid

Carboxylic acid with alpha hydrogen undergoes $H V Z$ reaction