Question

Name the carboxylic acids found in :
(i) Lemon (ii) Vitamin C (iii) Sour milk
(iv) Rancid butter (v) Ants

Answer 1

The carboxylic acids found in:

1. Lemon - Citrus Acid
2. Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid
3. Sour Milk - Lactic Acid
4. Rancid Butter - Butyric Acid
5. Ants - Formic Acid

Explanation:

A carboxylic acid is a chemical compound of organic in nature and containing a carboxyl group written as COOH. The general molecular formula of the carboxylic acids is R-COOH, where R is the compound that contains the rest of the named formula in our case every acid given in the answer although different but comes under carboxylic acid due to the presence of -COOH element.

Common carboxylic acids are carbonic acid, Palmitic Acid, Myritic Acid, Tridecylic Acid.