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Why are the carboxylic acid groups of the amino acids so much more acidic (pKa ~ 2) than a...

Why are the carboxylic acid groups of the amino acids so much more acidic (pKa ~ 2) than a carboxylic acid such as acetic acid (pKa = 4.76)?

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