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What is the main reason for the fact that carboxylic acid can undergo ionization ?

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Absence of alpha - hydrogen
Resonance stabilization of the carboxylate ion
Highreactivity of alpha- hydrogen
Less reactivity of `alpha` - H ATOM

Solution :`RCOOH +H_(2)O to RCOO^(-)+H_(3)O^(+)`
Because of resonance stabilization of carboxylate ion, the equilibrium shifts in the forward direction , thereby forming more and more of hydronium IONS.


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