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Why formic acid give tollen test but acetic acid not??
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Aditya Vyas 7 years ago

As we know tollen test re given by aldehydes only but providing a high temp. and pressure ketones also gives this test so in formic acid H -(CHO) CHO group is present so it gets oxidised to co2 and h2o

Anurag Singh 7 years ago

Due to the apperance of CHO grp in formic acid H-(CHO) And this grp is absent in acetic acid
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