A scientist has discovered a new molecular compound that is a long chain of 26 carbons bonded together, with a methyl group on one end and an acid group on the other end of the molecule. the compound does not contain any nitrogen or sulfur atoms. based on this information, the compound is a(n) _____.

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Carboxylic acid. This is because there is no reducing termini. and if one end is a methyl, that is just hydrocarbons, and the rest must also be hydrocarbons. We can assume that there are no other constituents that are making functional groups and given with what we have this is a carboxylic acid.