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Carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like aldehydes or ketones. Why?

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Carboxylic acids do not show nucleophilic addition like aldehydes or ketones despite containing carbonyl group due to resonance which results in the reduction of partial positive charge on the carbonyl carbon.  

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