Citric acid has 3 groups and 1 .group
(A) Hydroxyl, Carboxylic
(B) Methyl, Carboxylic
(C) Carboxylic, Hydroxyl
(D) None of these
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Answer: option c
Explanation: The chemical structure of citric acid is shown below. Citric acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid with a three carbon skeleton, which has three carboxylic acid groups (COOH), and one hydroxyl group (OH
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Citric acid has 3 carboxylic acid groups (COOH) and 1 hydroxyl group (OH)
Therefore, the correct option is (C) Carboxylic, Hydroxyl
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Other name: 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
Chemical formula: C₆H₈O₇
Molar mass: 192.124 g/mol
Properties:
- No color and no odor
- Crystal like appearance
- The boiling point of 175°C
- The melting point of 153°C
- The density of 1.66 g/ml
- Weak acid
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