Question

How would you distinguish between HCOOH and CH3COOH?

Answer 1

Explanation:

HCOOH gives silver mirror test with Tollen's reagent whereas CH3COOH (ethanoic acid) does not.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

As we know Ch3COOH could reduce tollens reagent to gives out Ag +CO2 +NH3+ H20

Remember it can't give iodoform test as Oxygen have presence of lone pair!!

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