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Glycolic acid, HOCH2CO2H, is the simplest member of a group of compounds called α-hydroxy...

Glycolic acid, HOCH2CO2H, is the simplest member of a group of compounds called α-hydroxy acids, ingredients in skin care products that have an OH group on the carbon adjacent to a C02H group. Would you expect HOCH2CO2H to be a stronger or weaker acid than acetic acid, CH3CO2H?

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