The first member of carboxylic acid series is :

methanoic acid

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acetic acid

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ethanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A methanoic acid
The first member of carboxilic acid series is methanoic acid $H C O O H$ .

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The first member of carboxylic acid series is :

The correct option is A methanoic acidThe first member of carboxilic acid series is methanoic acid HCOOH.

The correct option is A methanoic acid
The first member of carboxilic acid series is methanoic acid $H C O O H$ .