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Oxalic acid when reduced with zinc and `H_(2)SO_(4)` givesA. glyoxalic acidB. GlyoxalC. glycolic acidD. glycol

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Oxalic acid is reduced by `Zn` and `H_(2)SO_(4)` to give glycolic acid
`{:(COOH " "CH_(2)OH),("|" " "+4 H underset(H_(2)SO_(4))overset(Zn)rarr "|" " "+ H_(2)O " acid"),(COOH " "COOH),(" Oxalic acid " Glycolic acid"):}`


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