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Which of the following statements about carboxylate ions is TRUE? Group of answer choicesIt may be positively or negatively charged.It contains more oxygen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids.It contains fewer hydrogen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids.It is always positively charge.

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Which of the following statements about carboxylate ions is TRUE? Group of answer choicesIt may be positively or negatively charged.It contains more oxygen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids.It contains fewer hydrogen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids.It is always positively charge.

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The correct statement about carboxylate ions is: "It contains fewer hydrogen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids."

Here's why:

  1. Carboxylate ions are not positively or negatively charged. They are always negatively charged due to the presence of an extra electron. So, the first and last statements are incorrect.

  2. Carboxylate ions do not contain more oxygen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids. They have the same number of oxygen atoms. So, the second statement is incorrect.

  3. Carboxylate ions are formed from carboxylic acids by the loss of a proton (hydrogen ion) from the -COOH group. Therefore, they contain fewer hydrogen atoms than their parent carboxylic acids. So, the third statement is correct.

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