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Chapter 20.10, Problem 20.14P
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- a. Draw the resonance forms of a carboxylic acid that is protonated on the hydroxy oxygen atom.
- b. Compare the resonance forms with those given previously for an acid protonated on the carbonyl oxygen atom.
- c. Explain why the carbonyl oxygen atom of a carboxylic acid is more basic than the hydroxyl oxygen.
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