Test: MCAT Biology

When formic acid is completely reduced, methanol is formed.

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What is the hybridization of the carbon in formic acid, compared to the carbon in methanol?

The carboxylic acid has sp3 hybridization and the alcohol has sphybridization.

The carboxylic acid has sp2 hybridization and the alcohol has sphybridization.

The carboxylic acid has sp3 hybridization and the alcohol has sphybridization.

The carboxylic acid has sp2 hybridization and the alcohol has sphybridization.

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