butyric acid has a putrid odor like rancid butter. If you got some of this material on your hands, how could you remove the odor

The correct answer would be - the easiest way is to wash with some polar solvent or salt solution or soap and water

Explanation:

Butyric acid is a carboxylic acid that has a putrid odor like rancid butter. If an individual touch this chemical will have the same odor on his hand and to get rid of it one should wash his hand with a polar solvent such as methanol, or salt solutions such as like NaHCO3, or soap and water that will form sodium butyrate that has no smell and easily dissolve and remove.

Thus, the easiest way is to wash with some polar solvent or salt solution or soap and water

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