Give the chemical name of acid present in ant.lemon
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Solution :-
The chemical name of acid present in ant is formic acid and the chemical name of acid present in lemon is citric acid.
Formic Acid -
Formic acid is an irritating acid present in the sprayed venom of some ant species. It is dangerous at high concentration. Formic acid got its name from "formica", the Latin name for ant. An English Naturalist named John Ray was the first person who isolated an acid from ants. In 1671, he distilled the crushed bodies of dead ants to extract the acid, which was eventually named formic acid.
Citric Acid -
Citric acid is an organic acid present found most abundantly in fruits (especially citrus fruits) like lemon, grapefruit, orange and pineapple. Its chemical formula is C₆H₈O₇. This organic acid was first isolated from a lemon using Aspergillus niger (a fungus) in 1784 Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Since than it has considered safe for consumption and has GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status from the FDA.
Answer:
Citric acid
(i) Methanoic or formic acid is present in ant. (ii) Citric acid is present in lemon and all types of citrus fruits.
Citric acid is a weak organic acid that has the molecular formula C6H8O7. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits.