WAEC - Chemistry (2014 - No. 35)
The IUPAC name of the following organic compound is HOOC - COOH
ethan - 1, 2 -dioc acid
ethanoic acid
oxalic acid
propan - 1,2-dioic acid
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Oxalic acid - HOOCCOOH
It is the simplest dicarboxylic acid. It is a white crystaline solid that forms a colorless solution in water.