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Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids

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Identify the substance underlined, in each of the following cases:
An organic compound containing - $C O O H$ functional group.

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An organic compound containing - $C O O H$ functional group is a carboxylic acid. - $C O O H$ functional group is called carboxylic group.
An example includes acetic acid $C H_{3} - C O O H$ .
Another example includes benzoic acid $C_{6} H_{5} - C O O H$ .

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