Which functional group is present in a carboxylic acid?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. –COOH
- Step 1: Carboxylic acids contain the carboxyl group, –COOH.
Answer
–COOH.
Why not the others: –OH on a saturated carbon only: that is an alcohol. –CHO: that is an aldehyde. –COO– between two carbon chains: that is the ester linkage.
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