Question

Name the acid present in apple, tomato, grapes, rancid butter, bees, and oranges.

Answer 1

Acids present in the following:-

• Malic acid ( ${\mathrm{C}}_4{\mathrm{H}}_6{\mathrm{O}}_5$) is present in apples.
• Oxalic acid (${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$) is present in tomatoes.
• Tartaric acid (${\mathrm{C}}_4{\mathrm{H}}_6{\mathrm{O}}_6$) is present in Grapes.
• Ascorbic acid (${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_8{\mathrm{O}}_6$) is present in oranges.
• Butyric acid (${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{COOH}$) is present in rancid butter.
• Methanoic acid $\left(\mathrm{HCOOH}\right)$ is present in bees.