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Acidity of Carboxylic Acids

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Carboxylic acids dimerise due to:

A

high molecular weight

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coordinate bonding

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C

intermolecular hydrogen bonding

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covalent bonding.

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Solution

The correct option is C intermolecular hydrogen bonding
Due to the small size and strong hydrogen bonding between the molecule (intermolecular), they overlap and form a dimer in aqueous condition.

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