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NEET · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Assertion : Formic acid is the strongest mono carboxylic acid....
Assertion : Formic acid is the strongest mono carboxylic acid.
Reason : Trifluoroacetic acid is weaker than formic acid.
Options
- AIf both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (1).
- BIf both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (2).
- CIf Assertion is true statement but Reason is false, then mark (3).
- DIf both Assertion and Reason are false statements, then mark (4).
Correct answer
D. If both Assertion and Reason are false statements, then mark (4).
Step-by-step solution
Acidic strength order
Because of strong - I effect of '3' '' atom. at (\alpha-c), its conjugate base is more stable. S.O of conjugate base.
Because of strong - I effect of '3' '' atom. at (\alpha-c), its conjugate base is more stable. S.O of conjugate base.