Benzenetricarboxylic acid is a group of
chemical compounds
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which are
tricarboxylic derivatives of
benzene
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. Benzenetricarboxylic acid comes in three
isomers
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:
All isomers share the molecular weight 210.14 g/mol and the
chemical formula
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C
9H
6O
6.
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Benzoic acids
Tricarboxylic acids