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Which of the following is an organic acid? CH3COOH C2H6O CH2O CH4

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Answer:

Option A, CH3COOH

Step-by-step explanation:

An organic acid is one that has carboxyl group i.e – COOH.

On rearranging all the given chemical compounds, following are obtained

a) CH3COOH – This compound has a carboxyl group in it and thus it can be re written as CH3-COOH.

b) C2H6O – This compound has a hydroxyl group (OH) and thus it can be re written as C2H5-OH

c) C2HO – This compound has a keto group (C-O) and thus it can be re written as O-C-H2

d) CH4 – This is normal hydrocarbon and is commonly known as methane.

Among all the given options, only option A has a carboxyl group. Thus , it is an organic acid.

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