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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

The conjugate acid of formic acid in the given reaction is:
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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
Dear student
The conjugate acid of formic acid in this reaction is HCOOH2+ and hence option 3 is correct.
In this reaction since HCl is a stronger acid tore HCOOH will act as base thereby acting as proton acceptor and hence
HCOOH -----> HCOOH2+
base conjugate acid