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Acidity of Carboxylic Acids

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The acidic nature of the carboxylic acid is due to greater resonance stabilization of carboxylate ion.

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False

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True

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The correct option is B True

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Q. (a) How carboxylate ion get stabilised by resonance? Explain by the structure.
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Q. Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ion, carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Why?

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Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ion, carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Give two reasons.

Assertion: Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than alkanes.

Reason: Carboxylic acids are resonance hybrids.

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