MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesChemical Properties of Carboxylic Acid

The increasing order of acidity of , and – chlorobutyric acids is

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Explanation

Order of acidity of chlorobutyric acids is . This is due to the fact that, the chlorine atom will have –I-Effect and as the distance of the chlorine atom increases from the functional group in the aliphatic compounds, the acidity decreases.

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