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The vitamin C or ascorbic acid prevents

1. rickets
2. pellagra
3. scurvy
4. antibody synthesis

Correct answer: scurvy

Solution

Vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis, so a deficiency weakens blood vessels, gums, and skin, causing scurvy. The other options are linked to different nutrients or processes.

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