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Which of the following is not a use of acetic acid?

Correct answer: C. Used in silvering of mirrors

  • A. As a coagulant for latex in rubber industry
  • B. manufacture of pickles
  • C. Used in silvering of mirrors
  • D. None of these

Explanation

Acetic acid is used in the rubber industry as a coagulant for latex, and it's also used in the manufacture of pickles. Silvering of mirrors, however, involves a chemical reaction with silver nitrate and a reducing agent, not acetic acid.

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