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COMEDK2012ChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry

Which of the following statements is not true?

Options

  1. AAcetic acid is stronger than chloro acetic aci(d)
  2. BFormic acid is the strongest of all aliphatic monocarboxylic acids.
  3. CBenzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic aci(d)
  4. DPropanoic acid is weaker than acetic aci(d)

Correct answer

A. Acetic acid is stronger than chloro acetic aci(d)

Step-by-step solution

Statement (a) is incorrect and can be corrected as, chloro acetic acid is stronger than acetic acid due to - I-effect of chloro group which leads to stabilisation of carboxylate ion.

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