Are carboxylic acids strong acids?

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Are carboxylic acids strong acids?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-14T06:11:24

No, the equilibrium lies to the left.

$R C (= O) O H + H_{2} O ⇌ R C (= O) O^{-} + H_{3} O^{+}$ $RC(=O)OH + H_2O rightleftharpoons RC(=O)O^(-) + H_3O^+$

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As acids go, carboxylic acids are fairly weak species, and acidity decreases as the length of the alkyl chain increases. See the table on this site for representative values.

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