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Standard XII
Chemistry
Biological Importance of Nucleic Acids
Among the fol...
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Among the following organic acids, the acid present in rancid butter is:

A
pyruvic acid
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lactic acid
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C
butyric acid
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acetic acid
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Solution

The correct option is C butyric acid
The acid present in rancid butter is butyric acid.

When butter goes rancid, butyric acid is liberated from the glyceride by hydrolysis, leading to the unpleasant odor.

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