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A colourless water soluble organic liquid decomposes sodium carbonate and turns the lime water milky. It produces a red precipitate with Fehling's solution. The compound is

A

ethanol

B

ehtanoic acid

C

methanol

D

methanoic acid

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D
Given condition are satisfied by formic acid.
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