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The acid strength of substituted carboxylic acids is known to be dependent on the nature and position ofthe substituent. in the following examples, an attempt h

The acid strength of substituted carboxylic acids is known to be dependent on the nature and position ofthe substituent. In the following examples, an attempt has been made to arrange the acids in order of acid strength, the strongest first. One of the series is incorrect-which one? (a) CH,.CH,CH(CI).COOH> CH,CH(C).CH,COOH> CHCH,.CH,.COOH (b) NO,.CH,.COOH > HOCH,.COOH> CH,.COOH (c) CI,C.COOH> BrCH,.COOH> FCH,.COOH (d) CH,.COOH> CH,.CH,.COOH> (CH),C.COOH Arranae 1he oiven carbon acids in the increasing order of acidic strength

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    Priyanshu kumar best-answer

    check it 👇

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    -I effect increases the acidity of carboxylic acid and +I effect decreases the acidity...You know also inductive effect is distance depenedent...So in option a -I effect of chlorine in 1st case(at 2nd carbon)is more than -I effect of chlorine in 2nd case(at 3rd carbon)

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    Priyanshu kumar

    Option C is wrong

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    Fluoroacetic acid is more stronger than bromoacetic acid

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    -I effect of fluorine is more than -I effect of bromine...So in option C order is given wrong

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    got it nivedha??

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