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A strong acid has a stabilized conjugate base. Oxalic acid is stronger than malonic acid because its conjugate base has much more resonance structures than malonic acid's conjugate base.

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Oxalic acid is stronger than malonic acid due to the presence of two carboxylic acid functional groups that can readily dissociate to release two protons, making it a stronger acid. Malonic acid has only one carboxylic acid group, so it can release only one proton, making it a weaker acid compared to oxalic acid.

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