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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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 (A) Linear (B) Angular (C) Pyramidal (D) Trigonal planar

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/8d0914b0b4e584b8ac3801dd49f0d287-.png" /> O=C=C=C=O Which is having linear shape.

Q. Malonic acid is $H OOC - C H_{2} - COO H .$ On dehydration with $P_{4} O_{10}$ , we get ' $X$ ' shape of the product molecule ' $X$ ', that contains carbon as a constituent

Linear

Angular

Pyramidal

Trigonal planar

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

Q. Malonic acid is HOOC−CH2​−COOH. On dehydration with P4​O10​, we get ' X ' shape of the product molecule ' X ', that contains carbon as a constituent