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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12008755

Describe the following:
Protonation

Solution
Protonation: In an alcohol, a lone pair of electrons is present on the oxygen atom because of that alcohol acts as an acid. However, when alcohol is treated with a strong acid, it accepts the proton to form positively charged oxonium ion. This is known as protonation. For example: