Question

The acidity of a carboxylic acid is increased when.

Answer 1

1. Question⇒   The acidity of a carboxylic acid is increased when.

Explanation:

• Acidity of carboxylic acid is higher than alcohols and even phenols. As discussed above, carboxylate ion, the conjugate base of carboxylic acid is stabilized by two equivalent resonance structures in which the negative charge is effectively delocalized between two more electronegative oxygen atoms.

Answer 2

Explanation:

$<p style ="Color:red; font-family: cursive; background:black;font size25px;"> A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH) attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R–COOH, with R referring to the alkyl group. Carboxylic acids occur widely. Important examples include the amino acids and fatty acids.$