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Question
What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?
Solution
Saccharin
(Artificial sweetener)
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{COOH}\\
|\phantom{......}\\
\ce{(CHOH)4}\\
|\phantom{......}\\
\ce{\underset{glucose by conc. HNO3)}{\underset{(ontained from oxidation of}{\underset{Saccharic acid}{COOH}}}}
\end{array}\]
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