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1. Carboxylic acids are more acidic than alcohols due to resonance stabilization of the carboxylate ion by the carbonyl group and inductive electron withdrawal by the carbonyl. 2. Electronegative substituents increase acidity by stabilizing the carboxylate ion through resonance. The effect decreases with increasing distance between the substituent and carboxyl group. 3. Carboxylic acids can be prepared from nitriles via hydrolysis or from alkyl halides via cyanohydrin formation followed by hydrolysis.

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