JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Oxalic acid may be distinguished from tartaric acid by:

Answer: (B)

Solution

Oxalic acid, though lacking an aldehyde group, is a sufficiently strong reducing agent to reduce warm ammoniacal AgNO₃

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