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Give reasons for the following :

Acetic acid is considered an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid.

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Acetic acid (CH3 – COOH) contains only one – COOH group (carboxylic acid group) that is why it is called a monocarboxylic acid. As acetic acid does not contain a benzene ring, so it is an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid.

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