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What are carboxylic acids?

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(i) Organic compounds containing the carboxyl group `-COOH` are called carboxylic acids.
(ii) The acid may be monocarboxylic acid if it contains one `-COOH` group, a dicarboxylic acid if it contains two `-COOH` groups, a tricarboxylic acid if it contains three `-COOH` groups.
Eg : `CH_(3)COOH` - Acetic acid, `(COOH)_(2)` - Oxalic acid
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