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GK QUESTION#3425

Which odour is conventionally associated with many simple esters in introductory chemistry?

  1. ASweet smell like fruitsCorrect answer
  2. BRotten egg smell
  3. CFloral smell
  4. DPungent smell
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A. Sweet smell like fruits

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Many familiar low-molecular-mass esters have pleasant sweet, fruity odours, which explains their use in flavourings and fragrances. Odour varies with molecular structure; some esters have floral or other odours. The textbook generalisation intended here is a sweet, fruit-like smell, rather than a property of every ester.

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