In what form(s) will a carboxylic acid, RCOOH, be present if the pH of an aqueous solution is adjusted to be very much higher than the pK_a of the acid?

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When the pH of an aqueous solution is increased above the pK_a of a carboxylic acid, it will deprotonate to form its conjugate base, the carboxylate anion (RCOO-). Therefore, the acid will primarily be present as RCOO- (aq).

In What Form(s) Will a Carboxylic Acid, RCOOH, Be Present