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The acidic nature of the carboxylic acid...

The acidic nature of the carboxylic acids is due to:

A

high degree of ionisation of carboxylic acids

B

greater reasonance stabilisation of the carboxylic acid over the carboxylate ion

C

greater reasonance stabilisation of the carboxylatee ion over carboxylic acid

D

solubility of carboxylic acids in water

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C
The acidic nature of carboxylic acids is due to greater reasonacne stabilisatio of the carboxylate ion over carboxylic acid.
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