The results in unfavorable electrostatic repulsions between the carboxylate anions ,which reduces the likelihood that a proton would dissociate .
electrostatic repulsion refers to two particles of same charge that drive away each other.
carboxylate is the conjugate base of a carboxylic acid . It is an ion with negative charge .these are the anions formed by the deprotonation of the carboxy group in a carboxylic acid .
Dissociation means the breaking up of a compound into smaller constituents that are usually capable of recombining under other conditions .
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Question : This results in unfavorable electrostatic ________ between the carboxylate anions ,which reduces the likelihood that a proton would _________.
drag the terms to complete the sentences : attraction , repulsions , dissociate , increase , associate , decrease .
