Whaich is more acidic, acetic acid or vhloro acetic acid
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Why choloroacetic acid is more acidicthan acetic acid? Chlorine being a strong electron withdrawing group, pulls the negative charge towards itself by inductive effect so that the negative charge density on the oxygen atom is reduced, hence stabilizing the conjugate base of chloroacetic acid
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