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Which of the following can have more than one alkoxyl groups?

(a) Pesticides

(b) Distilled water

(c) Coffee

(d) Acetone

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I'm obligated to ask this question of Microbial Transformations of Pesticides topic in chapter Microbial Transformations of Pesticides of Environmental Biotechnology

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Correct answer is (a) Pesticides

Explanation: Pesticides can have more than one alkoxyl group which helps in de-alkylation process. The easy of dealkylation of Distilled water, Coffee, Acetone does not depend on the alkoxyl groups present in them or how many of the groups present.

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