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Question: The reaction of HCOOH with conc. \(\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { SO } _ { 4 }\) gives...

The reaction of HCOOH with conc. H2SO4\mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { SO } _ { 4 } gives

A

CO2\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }

B

CO

C

Oxalic acid

D

Acetic acid

Answer

CO

Explanation

Solution

HCOOH→ conc. H2SO4CO+H2O\mathrm { HCOOH } \xrightarrow { \text { conc. } \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { SO } _ { 4 } } \mathrm { CO } + \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O }