Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below:
For each pair of carboxylic acids, select a correct characterization from the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all.

-Acrylic acid, Pyruvic acid

• A) Both are dicarboxylic acids.
• B) Both are C₃ acids.
• C) Both are monohydroxy acids.
• D) Both are unsubstituted monocarboxylic acids.

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