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Write one reaction to distinguish between formic acid and acetic acid. Give equation.

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Formic acid reduces Tollen.s reagent or Fehling solution.
`HCOOH+undersetunderset("reagent")("From Tollen.s")(Ag_(2)O)rarr2Ag+CO_(2)+H_(2)O`
`HCOOH+undersetunderset("solution)")("(From Fehling.s")(2CuO)rarrCu_(2)O+CO_(2)+H_(2)O`
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