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The oxyorganic compound most likely to be an acid is:

C2H5OH
C2H5COOH
CH2O
CH3OH

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B. C2H5COOH, is the answer
C2H5OH is an alcohol,
CH2O is a ketone
CH3OH does not exist.

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Answer: The correct answer is
C_2H_5COOH

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxyorganic compound is defined as the compound in which a covalent bond is present between hydrogen and carbon atoms and an oxygen atom is also present.

In organic chemistry, an acidic compound always have a functional group known as carboxylic acid. It is written as -COOH.

From the given options:

Only
C_2H_5COOH
compound has a carboxylic acid functional group and also it has an oxygen atom with covalent bond present between hydrogen and carbon atoms.

Thus, the correct answer is
C_2H_5COOH

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