MCQ
Given below are some statements concerning formic acid, which of them is true
- AIt is a weaker acid than acetic acid
- ✓It is a reducing agent
- CWhen its calcium salt is heated, it forms a ketone
- DIt is an oxidising agent
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
It is a reducing agent
b
If a compound gets oxidized (as formic acid can), then another compound has to be reduced. The compound that gets oxidized is called a reducing agent. It reduces Tollen's reagent to silver mirror.
If a compound gets oxidized (as formic acid can), then another compound has to be reduced. The compound that gets oxidized is called a reducing agent. It reduces Tollen's reagent to silver mirror.
Formic acid acts as a reducing agent as it can reduce Tollen's reagent, Fehling solution, mercuric chloride and $KMnO _4$ etc.
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