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Question

Strongest acid among the following is

acetic acid

$FCH _{2} COOH$

$F _{2} CHCOOH$

$F _{3} CCOOH$

Answer

$F _{3} CCOOH$

Explanation

Solution

Fluorine is a highly electronegative element, it withdraws electron from the neighbouring atoms. Therefore, more is the number of fluorine atoms attached, greater will be the acidity of the molecules. e.g. $FCH _{2} COOH$ is more acidic than $CH _{3} COOH$ . Therefore, correct order of acidity is : $CF _{3} COOH > CF _{2} HCOOH > FCH _{2} COOH > CH _{3} COOH$

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