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Name the functional group in the

following molecule:
O
A. ether
B. carboxylic acid
C. ketone
D. ester

Name the functional group in the following molecule: O A. ether B. carboxylic acid-example-1
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Answer:

the correct answer B. carboxylic acid

Step-by-step explanation:

carboxylic acid, any of a class of organic compounds in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond and to a hydroxyl group (―OH) by a single bond. A fourth bond links the carbon atom to a hydrogen (H) atom or to some other univalent combining group.

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