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The characteristic odour of garlic is due to

A chloro compound

A sulphur compound

A fluorine compound

Acetic acid

Explanation:

A sulphur compound

It is well known that when an intact garlic clove is chopped or crushed it instantly releases a typical pungent bouquet or odor.
The characteristic odor of garlic is due to volatile organic sulfur-containing compounds (VOSCs) that are rapidly produced upon tissue damage and diffuse into the air.

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