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The carboxylic acid which reduces Tollen's reagent is

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HCOOH
`CH_(3)COOH`
`CH_(3)CH_(2)COOH`
`CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)COOH`

Solution :Formic acid reduces Tollen's reagent
`UNDERSET("Tollen's reagent")(2AG(NH_(3))_(2)^(+))+underset("formic acid")(HCOOH)to underset("Silver")(2Ag)+CO_(2)+2NH_(4)^(+)+2NH_(3)`
Because it behave both as an acid and as an aldehyde.


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