Question

Which acid of each pair shown here would you expect to be stronger?
(i) `CH_(3)CO_(2)H or CH_(2)FCO_(2)H`
(ii) `CH_(2)FCO_(2)H or CH_2ClCO_(2)H`
(iii) `CH_(2)FCH_(2)CH_(2)CO_(2)H or CH_(3)CHFCH_(2)CO_(2)H`

Answer 1

(i) `CH_(2)FCOOH`
(ii) `CH_(2)FCOOH`
(iii) `CH_(3)CHFCH_(2)COOH`
(iv)