Carboxylic acids are easily ionised. The main reason of this statement

Absence of a-hydrogen

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Resonance stabilisation of carboxylate ion

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Reactivity of a-hydrogen

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Hydrogen bond

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The correct option is B
Resonance stabilisation of carboxylate ion

Carboxylic acids are easily ionized because there is resonance in carboxylate ion due to p- electron shifting so H⁺get ionised very easily.

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