what is acid group in chemistry
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Carboxylic acid, any of a class of organic compounds in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond and to a hydroxyl group (―OH) by a single bond. ... The carboxyl (COOH) group is so-named because of the carbonyl group (C=O) and hydroxyl group.
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Carboxyl. The Carboxyl functional group is often referred to as an acid group because it is very acidic . Oxygen has a very high electronegetivity, which means it likes to hoard electrons.
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