Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols?
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WE ALL KNOW THAT AN ACID LIBERATE A PROTON IF WE CONCENTRATE IT BUT IN THE CASE OF ALCOHOLS THEY A CONTAIN 'OH' GROUP WHICH CAN NOT LIBERATE PROTON WHEN WE CONCENTRATE IT WHERE AS CARBOXYLIC ACID CAN LIBERATE A PROTON WHEN MIX WITH WATER OR WHEN WE CONCENTRATE IT THATS WHY ALCOHOL IS NOT AN ACID WHERE AS CARBOXYLIC ACID IS AN ACID
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Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols?
=> The reason why carboxylic acids are much more acidic than alcohols is because the carboxylate anion is much. more stable than the alkoxide anion. Both alcohols and carboxylic acids are acidic since their respective O-H bonds can be broken heterolytically, giving a proton and an oxygen anion.