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Question
Identify the number of oxygen atoms present in saccharic acid?
Options
6
8
4
12
MCQ
Solution
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
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