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Preparation of Carboxylic Acids from Hydrocarbons

An acid anhyd...

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An acid anhydride is a functional group consisting :

A

two acyl group

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B

two alkyl group

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C

one acidic group

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D

none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A two acyl group
Acid anhydride contains two acyl groups $(R C O)$

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