Which one of the following pairs are called position isomers

C H_{2} (O H) C H_{2} C O O H

C H_{3} - C H (O H) C O O H

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C_{2} H_{5} O H & C H_{3} O H

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(C_{2} H_{5})_{2} C O & C H_{3} C O C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{3}

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All of these are positional isomers

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The correct option is A $C H_{2} (O H) C H_{2} C O O H$ & $C H_{3} - C H (O H) C O O H$
$\begin{matrix} 3 C H_{2} | O H - 2 C H_{2} - 1 C O O H 3-hydroxypropanoic acid C H_{3} - C H | O H - C O O H 2-hydroxypropanoic acid \end{matrix} ⎫ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎭ Position of substituent (-OH)is different = P.I.$

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