Methanoic acid, , and ethanedioic acid, , are both carboxylic acids that can be oxidised further.
Compare the oxidation of methanoic acid with Fehling's reagent with the oxidation of ethanedioic acid with warm acidified . In your answer include:
- the conditions and reagents for each reaction
- the organic product (if any) and the inorganic products
- the observation for each reaction
- the oxidation state change of carbon in each reaction.