discuss the relative strength of carboxylic acid?
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The most important property of carboxylic acids, and the one that is responsible for naming them such, is their acidity. An acid is any compound that donates a hydrogen ion, H+ (also called a proton), to another compound, termed a base. Carboxylic acids do this much more readily than most other classes of organic compounds, so they are said to be stronger acids, even though they are much weaker than the most important mineral acids—sulfuric (H2SO4), nitric (HNO3), and hydrochloric (HCl). The reason for the enhanced acidity of this group of compounds can best be demonstrated by a comparison of their acidity with that of alcohols, both of which contain an ―OH group. Alcohols are neutral compounds in aqueous solution. When an alcohol donates its proton, it becomes a negative ion called an alkoxide ion, RO−. When a carboxylic acid donates its proton, it becomes a negatively charged ion, RCOO−, called a carboxylate ion.
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