MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Which among the following is a pair of monocarboxylic acids?

(A)Malonic acid and propionic acid
(B)Valeric acid and succinic acid
(C)Aceticacid and Adinic acid
(D)Butyric acid and caproic acidCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A monocarboxylic acid has exactly one -COOH group. Butyric acid () and caproic acid () both have one -COOH, so (d) is correct. In (a) malonic acid, , is a

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