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Figure 2.2 Common polar and nonpolar organic solvents.
double-headed arrow, are easily explained using arrow pushing to move the electrons
associated with the negative charge from one oxygen atom to the other (Scheme 2.4).
Although carboxylic acids exist in equilibrium with their resonance-stabilized
carboxylate anions, it is important to understand that resonance stabilization alone will
Scheme 2.2 Dissociation of a carboxylic acid forming a proton and a carboxylate anion.
