Question

Formic acid is not a representative member of the carboxylic acids because

• A. it is the first member of the series
• B. it does not contain an alkyl group
• C. it molecular mass is low
• D. it contains an aldehydic group while the other acids do not have the aldehydic group

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

it contains an aldehydic group while the other acids do not have the aldehydic group

Answer 2

$H-\underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C} - OH$ formic acid Other carboxylic acidsdo not contain?