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Carboxylic acids are easily ionised. The main reason of this statement
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE Main
Options:
  • A Absence of α-hydrogen
  • B Resonance stabilisation of carboxylate ion
  • C Reactivity of α-hydrogen
  • D Hydrogen bond
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Resonance stabilisation of carboxylate ion
Carboxylic acids are easily ionized because there is resonance in carboxylate ion due to $\pi$ - electron shifting so $\mathrm{H}^{+}$get ionised very easily.

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