JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Properties of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    The weakest acid among the following is [CPMT 1976, 82, 89; BHU 1982; CBSE PMT 1991; MP PMT 1989; Roorkee 1992; RPET 1999]

    A)                 \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\]       

    B)                 \[C{{l}_{2}}CHCOOH\]

    C)                 \[ClC{{H}_{2}}COOH\]   

    D)                 \[C{{l}_{3}}CCOOH\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     CH3COOH< ClCH2COOH< Cl2CH2COOH< Cl3CCOOH                                 Increasing order of acidic nature.


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