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Question
Draw the structural formula for the following :
propanoic acid
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Solution
propanoic acid
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......}\ce{}\phantom{.......}\ce{O}\phantom{........}\\
\phantom{........}\ce{H2}\phantom{..}\ce{||}\phantom{........}\\
\ce{H3C-C-C-OH}\\
\end{array}\]
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