The general formula of carboxylic acids is:

C_{n} H_{n} C O O H

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C_{n} H_{2 n} C O O H

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C_{n} H_{2 n - 2} C O O H

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C_{n} H_{2 n + 1} C O O H

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Solution

The correct option is D $C_{n} H_{2 n + 1} C O O H$
General formula of acids is: $C_{n} H_{2 n + 1} C O O H$ .
For example: for n=1 we get $C H_{3} - C O O H$ which is acetic acid.

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