Identify the substances oxidised, reduced, oxidising agent and reducing agent for the given reaction-

$H C H O (1) + 2 C u^{2 +} (a q) + 5 O H^{-} (a q) \to C u_{2} O (s) + H C O O^{-} (a q)$ $+ 3 H_{2} O (l)$

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Solution

In the given reaction-

$H C H O$ is oxidized and $C u^{2 +}$ is reduced.
$C u^{2 +}$ is the oxidizing agent and $H C H O$ is the reducing agent.

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