Question

draw the product of the reaction of formic acid and sodium hydroxid

Answer 1

Formic acid reacts with NaOH to form sodium formate.

$H\underset {\displaystyle O}{\underset {\displaystyle ||}{C}}OH + NaOH \rightarrow H\underset {\displaystyle O}{\underset {\displaystyle ||}{C}}O^-Na^+$

When sodium formate is heated, sodium oxalate is obtained alongwith evolution of hydrogen gas.

$2H\underset {\displaystyle O}{\underset {\displaystyle ||}{C}}O^-Na^+ \xrightarrow {\Delta} Na^+^-O\underset {\displaystyle O}{\underset {\displaystyle ||}{C}}-\underset {\displaystyle O}{\underset {\displaystyle ||}{C}}O^-Na^+ + H_2$