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Strength of Acids and Bases

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Question

Find the odd one out and explain your choice (note: valency is not a criterion)
Formic Acid, Nitric Acid, Acetic Acid, Propanoic acid.

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Solution

Nitric Acid is different among all the given organic compounds.
Nitric acid (HNO₃ ) is a mineral acid while the rest given acids are organic acids because they contain carbon in their structure.
Final answer:
Nitric Acid

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