Statement 1: |
Formic acid reduces ‘Tollens regent’ |
Statement 2: |
Compounds containing |
a) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1 |
b) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1 |
c) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False |
d) |
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True |
Statement 1: |
Formic acid reduces ‘Tollens regent’ |
Statement 2: |
Compounds containing |
a) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1 |
b) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1 |
c) |
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False |
d) |
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True |
(b)
Both the statements are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1; so the answer is (b).
The correct explanation would be that can be considered to contain both an aldehyde
) and a carboxyl group
). Therefore, formic acid behaves as a reducing agent.