 Oxalic acid (source code)

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= Oxalic acid
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<Oxalic acid> is the simplest dicarboxylic <acid>, with structure $\mathrm{HOOC-COOH}$. Stepwise loss of two <protons> gives hydrogen oxalate and then <oxalate>.

<Oxalic acid> combines acid-base chemistry with metal-ion binding. Some <oxalate> salts have low <solubility>, so the behaviour of an oxalate-containing system depends on both <pH> and the available metal <ions>.

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