Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2011

  • question_answer
    Dichloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid. This is due to the occurrence of

    A)  mesomeric effect

    B)  hyper conjugation

    C)  inductive effect  

    D)  steric effect

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Dichloro acetic acid due to presence of two electron   withdrawing   chloro   groups (\[-I\]showing group) is more acidic than acetic acid (\[+I\] showing \[-C{{H}_{3}}\]group).


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