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  4. Malonic acid is HOOC - CH 2- COOH . On dehydration with P 4 O 10, we get ' X ' shape of the product molecule ' X ', that contains carbon as a constituent

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Q. Malonic acid is $HOOC - CH _{2}- COOH .$ On dehydration with $P _{4} O _{10}$, we get ' $X$ ' shape of the product molecule ' $X$ ', that contains carbon as a constituent

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$O=C=C=C=O$ Which is having linear shape.