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HCHO and HCOOH are detected by

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NaHCO3
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CuSO4/NaOH
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AgNO3/NH4OH
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All of these
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Solution

The correct option is B NaHCO3
Both HCHO and HCOOH react with AgNO3/NH4OH
CuSO4/NaOH solution. But HCOOH gives effervescences of CO2 when reacts with NaHCO3, whereas HCHO does not give any effervescence of CO2 when reacts with NaHCO3.
HCOOH+NaHCO3HCOONa+H2O+CO2

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