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Statement-1: Methanoic acid reduces merc...

Statement-1: Methanoic acid reduces mercuric chloride to mercurous chloride on heating while ethanoic acid does not.
and
Statement-2: Methanoic acid is stronger acid then ethanoic acid.

A

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is true, statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-5

B

Statement -1 is true, Statement-2 is true, statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-5

C

Statement-1 is true, statement -2 is False

D

Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is true

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