The reagent that can be used to differentiate HCOOH and CH3COOH is

Question

The reagent that can be used to differentiate HCOOH and CH3COOH is (A) iodoform reagent (B) NaHCO3 solution (C) Tollen's reagent (D) Fehling's reagent

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Formic acid being a powerful reducing agent is easily able to reduce ammoniacal silver nitrate

H COO H + A g_{2} O He a t Silver mirror 2 A g ↓ + C O_{2} + H_{2} O

C H_{3} COO H T o ll e n^{'} s R e a g e n t

no reaction

Q. The reagent that can be used to differentiate $H COO H$ and $C H_{3} COO H$ is

iodoform reagent

$N a H C O_{3}$ solution

Tollen's reagent

Fehling's reagent

Formic acid being a powerful reducing agent is easily able to reduce ammoniacal silver nitrate
$H COO H + A g_{2} O He a t Silver mirror 2 A g ↓ + C O_{2} + H_{2} O$
$C H_{3} COO H T o ll e n^{'} s R e a g e n t$ no reaction

Q. The reagent that can be used to differentiate HCOOH and CH3​COOH is