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Most organic acids can be represented as RCOOH. where COOH is the carboxyl group and R is...

Most organic acids can be represented as RCOOH. where COOH is the carboxyl group and R is the rest of the molecule. [For example, R is CH3 in acetic acid (CR3COOH).] (a) Draw a Lewis structure for the carboxyl group, (b) Upon ionization, the carboxyl group is converted to the carboxylate group (COO). Draw resonance structures for the carboxylate group.

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