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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Vinegar and butter are the sources for which of the following carboxylic acids respectively?

  1. A \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}, \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}, \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH},\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2 \mathrm{CHCOOH}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH},\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2 \mathrm{CHCOOH}\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}, \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}\)

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Vinegar \(=\) acetic acid \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}\right)\) Butter = Butyric acid \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}\right)\)