JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Properties of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    Formaldehyde and formic acid can be distinguished using [AFMC 1993]

    A)                 Tollen's reagent               

    B)                 Fehling solution

    C)                 Ferric chloride  

    D)                 Sodium bicarbonate

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[HCOOH+NaHC{{O}_{3}}\to HCOONa+{{H}_{2}}O+C{{O}_{2}}\]                                 \[HCHO+NaHC{{O}_{3}}\to \text{No}\,\,\text{reaction}\]


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