Which one of the following is a strong reducing agent?

Ethanoic acid

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Benzoic acid

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Methanoic acid

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Chloroacetic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Methanoic acid
Like aldehydes, formic acid behaves as reducing agent it is oxidized to carbonic acid (unstable acid ), which decomposes into Carbon dioxide and water.
$H C O O H \to H_{2} C O_{3} (u n s t a b l e a c i d) \to C O_{2} + H_{2} O$
Hence option (C) is correct.

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