Question

Identify the number of oxygen atoms present in saccharic acid?

विकल्प

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 12

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......}\ce{COOH}\\
|\\
\phantom{..}\ce{H - C - OH}\\
|\\
\ce{HO - C - H}\phantom{..}\\
|\\
\phantom{..}\ce{H - C - OH}\\
|\\
\phantom{..}\ce{H - C - OH}\\
|\\
\phantom{.....}\ce{\underset{Saccharic acid}{COOH}}
\end{array}\]

No. of oxygen atoms = 8