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Why formic acid reduces Tollen's reagent like aldehydes?

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Reaction of HCOOH acid with Tollen.s reagent.
`HCOOH+2[Ag(NH_(3))_(2)]^(+)+2OH^(Theta)rarr2Ag+CO_(2)uarr+2H_(2)O+4NH_(3)`
Reaction of formic acid with sodium
`2HCOOH+2Nararr2HCOONa+H_(2)`
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  • Tollen.s reagent is

    A
    ammoniacal cuprous chloride
    B
    ammonical cuprous oxide
    C
    ammoniacal silver bromide
    D
    ammoniacal silver nitrate

  • Tollen's reagent is :

    A
    Ammoniacal cuprous chloride
    B
    Ammoniacal cuprous oxide
    C
    Ammoniacal silver nitrate
    D
    Ammoniacal silver nitrate

  • Tollen.s reagent is :

    A
    Ammoniacal cuprous chloride
    B
    Ammoniacal cuprous oxide
    C
    Ammoniacal silver nitrate
    D
    Ammoniacal ferrous nitrate
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