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Question
Heroin is chemically known as which compound?
Options
Morphine alkaloid
Poppy alkaloid derivative
Diacetylmorphine
Acetylated dopamine
MCQ
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Solution
Heroin is chemically identified as diacetylmorphine, a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is the accurate chemical nomenclature for heroin, obtained through acetylation of morphine extracted from the latex of Papaver somniferum.
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