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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

The main reason for the fact that carboxylic acids can undergo ionization is:

Answer: (B)

Solution

The carboxylate anion formed on deprotonation is strongly stabilized by resonance

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