Which of the followings is a tricarboxylic acid?

Citric acid

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Malonic acid

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Succinic acid

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Malic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Citric acid
A tricarboxylic acid is an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups $(- C O O H)$ . The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid.
so the correct answer is A. Malonic acid, succinic acid and malic acid are dicarboxylic acids.

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