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pH of Oxalic and Malonic Acids

The pH of oxalic and malonic acids are compared.

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Discussion
The inductive effect of a second carboxylic acid group is also shown by comparing the pH of 0.1M malonic acid (pH 2.0) with oxalic acid (pH 1.4).