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Statement 1:

Formic acid reduces ‘Tollens regent’

Statement 2:

Compounds containing  group reduse ‘Tollens reagent’

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



Question ID - 105051 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Statement 1:

Formic acid reduces ‘Tollens regent’

Statement 2:

Compounds containing  group reduse ‘Tollens reagent’

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

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(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.

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