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“carboxylic acids are stronger acids compared to alcohols with similar molar mass.” Which of the following best describe this statement?rnrncarboxylic acid can exist as dimers.rncarboxylic acid can form two hydrogen bonds per molecules.rncarboxylate ion in carboxylic acid is an electron donating group.rncarboxylate ion in carboxylic acid is stabilised by resonance effect.
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“Carboxylic acids are stronger acids compared to alcohols with similar molar mass.” Which of the following best describe this statement?
Carboxylic acid can exist as dimers.
Carboxylic acid can form two hydrogen bonds per molecules.
Carboxylate ion in carboxylic acid is an electron donating group.
carboxylate ion in carboxylic acid is stabilised by resonance effect.
The correct answer is carboxylate ion in carboxylic acid is stabilised by resonance effect.
Carboxylic acids are stronger acids than alcohols because the carboxylate ion is resonance-stabilized. The negative charge of the carboxylate ion is delocalized over two oxygen atoms, which makes the ion more stable and less likely to react with a proton. Alcohols, on the other hand, do not have a resonance-stabilized anion, so they are weaker acids.
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