99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
Which of the following is a tricarboxylic acid?
Options
- ACitric acid
- BMalonic acid
- CSuccinic acid
- DMalic acid
Correct answer
A. Citric acid
Step-by-step solution
A tricarboxylic acid is an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups (−COOH). The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid. Citric Acid Structure :-