**Instruction:**Draw curved arrows to depict the third step of the given mechanism.**Chemical Reaction Diagram:**- **Reactants:** - A molecule with a carbon chain and hydroxyl groups attached, at one end there is a carbon with a hydroxyl (OH) group, and it is bonded to a series of carbon and hydrogen atoms resulting in another OH group. - Plus a formic acid molecule (HCOOH) depicted with a carbonyl (C=O) and hydroxyl (OH) group.- **Products:** - The resulting molecule appears similar to the initial carbon chain but with rearrangements to the bonding of the hydroxyl groups.**Note:**The image asks for drawing the curved arrows that indicate the flow of electrons during the reaction, focusing on how bonds are formed and broken in this step.

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**Instruction:**
Draw curved arrows to depict the third step of the given mechanism.

**Chemical Reaction Diagram:**
- **Reactants:**
- A molecule with a carbon chain and hydroxyl groups attached, at one end there is a carbon with a hydroxyl (OH) group, and it is bonded to a series of carbon and hydrogen atoms resulting in another OH group.
- Plus a formic acid molecule (HCOOH) depicted with a carbonyl (C=O) and hydroxyl (OH) group.

- **Products:**
- The resulting molecule appears similar to the initial carbon chain but with rearrangements to the bonding of the hydroxyl groups.

**Note:**
The image asks for drawing the curved arrows that indicate the flow of electrons during the reaction, focusing on how bonds are formed and broken in this step.

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In this structure positive charge is on more electronegative atom of Oxygen so it will be highly unstable then Oxygen will withdrawal bonded electrons so h+ will eliminate and Oxygen will get neutral

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