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The oxygen atom in the Carboxyl group can undergo a hydrogen bond with water as it is light in molecular weight - being one of the three atoms (C, O, and N) to have the ability to form a hydrogen bond.
Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321908449
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-844-5
Chapter 14 - Section 14.2 - Properties of Carboxylic Acids - Figure 14.1 - Page 476: 1
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