Which of the Following Statements Is True

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Carboxylate anions are more susceptible to nucleophilic addition than carboxylic acids.
B) Polarization in the C=O bond destabilizes a carboxylate anion.
C) The carbonyl carbon atom in a carboxylic acid reacts as a Lewis base.
D) Protonation of a carboxylic acid generally occurs faster at the hydroxyl group than at the carbonyl oxygen.
E) Removal of the hydroxyl proton in a carboxylic acid is often the fastest reaction that carboxylic acids undergo.