An organic compound A on treatment with NH3 gives B, which on heating gives C. C when treated with Br2 in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound A is -

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An organic compound A on treatment with NH3 gives B, which on heating gives C. C when treated with Br2 in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound A is - (A)  CH3CH2COOH  (B) CH3COOH (C)  CH3CH2CH2COOH  (D)

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Correct answer is (a) CH3CH2COOH

Q. An organic compound $A$ on treatment with $N H_{3}$ gives $B$ , which on heating gives $C$ . $C$ when treated with $B r_{2}$ in the presence of $K O H$ produces ethylamine. Compound $A$ is -

$C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$

$C H_{3} COO H$

$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} COO H$

Correct answer is (a) $C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$

Q. An organic compound A on treatment with NH3​ gives B, which on heating gives C. C when treated with Br2​ in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound A is -

CH3​CH2​COOH

CH3​COOH

CH3​CH2​CH2​COOH

Correct answer is (a) CH3​CH2​COOH

Q. An organic compound $A$ on treatment with $N H_{3}$ gives $B$ , which on heating gives $C$ . $C$ when treated with $B r_{2}$ in the presence of $K O H$ produces ethylamine. Compound $A$ is -

$C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$

$C H_{3} COO H$

$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} COO H$

Correct answer is (a) $C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$