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JEE Main 2025 Jan 22 Shift 1, Chemistry Q7: Biomolecules

JEE Main2025Jan 22, Shift 1Chemistry
Q.

Which of the following acids is a vitamin ?

  1. A

    Adipic acid

  2. B

    Aspartic acid

  3. C

    Ascorbic acid

  4. D

    Saccharic acid

Solution

Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of Vitamin C, an essential water-soluble vitamin found in citrus fruits.

Adipic acid is a dicarboxylic acid used in nylon manufacture; aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid; saccharic acid is an oxidation product of glucose. None of these is a vitamin.

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