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The functional group for an organic acid is: -CHO -OCO -CH -COOH

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-COOH

An organic acid is an organic compound with acidic properties. The most common organic acids are the carboxylic acids, whose acidity is associated with their carboxyl group –COOH

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–COOH

Step-by-step explanation:

The function group of an organic acid is –COOH

For example, acetic acid CH₃COOH has -COOH functional group.

-CHO is a functional group called aldehyde.

-OCO is a functional group called ester.

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