NEET2019ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
For the following carboxylic acids, (i) F ₃ CCOOH (ii) CH ₃ COOH (iii) C ₆ H ₅ COOH (iv) CH ₃ CH ₂ COOH The correct order of p K_a values is
Options
- Ai > iii > ii > iv
- Biv > ii > iii > i
- Civ > iii > ii > i
- Di > ii > iv > iii
Correct answer
B. iv > ii > iii > i
Step-by-step solution
The order of acidity is : So, the order of p K_a values is (iv) > (ii) > (iii) > (i)