Class 10ScienceCarbon and its CompoundsVersatile Nature of Carbon (Hydrocarbons, Functional Groups, Homologous Series, Nomenclature)
EasyThe formula of citric acid is shown below:
$\begin{matrix}
\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\
|\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
CH_{2}\, \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
HO-C-COOH \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
\,CH_{2} \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\
\end{matrix}$
State the name of the $-COOH$ functional group present in citric acid.
$\begin{matrix}
\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\
|\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
CH_{2}\, \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
HO-C-COOH \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
\,CH_{2} \\
|\,\,\,\,\, \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,COOH \\
\end{matrix}$
State the name of the $-COOH$ functional group present in citric acid.
(N/A) The functional group $-COOH$ present in citric acid is known as the Carboxylic acid group. It is a characteristic functional group found in organic acids,where a carbon atom is double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group $(-OH)$.
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