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Oxalic acid when reduced with zinc and H...

Oxalic acid when reduced with zinc and `H_(2)SO_(4)` gives

A

glyoxalic acid

B

Glyoxal

C

glycolic acid

D

glycol

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C
Oxalic acid is reduced by `Zn` and `H_(2)SO_(4)` to give glycolic acid
`{:(COOH " "CH_(2)OH),("|" " "+4 H underset(H_(2)SO_(4))overset(Zn)rarr "|" " "+ H_(2)O " acid"),(COOH " "COOH),(" Oxalic acid " Glycolic acid"):}`
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