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Choose the pair of terms that completes this sentence about functional groups in organic chemistry: Carboxyl is to __________ as __________ is to base.

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Answer:

Acids

Hydroxyl or Amine

Step-by-step explanation:

Examples of weak organic acids(carboxylic acid): C3H7COOH

Examples of weak organic bases(hydroxyls): C3H7OH or Amines: C3H7NH2

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