Suffix used for -COOH is:

- oic acid

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- ol

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- al

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Solution

The correct option is A - oic acid
Compounds with functional group -COOH are known as carboxylic acids. While writing IUPAC names of these compounds, the name of the main chain is terminated with the suffix 'oic acid'.

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