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why acetic acid is stronger than methoxyacetic acid

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Answered by Bittu2014
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Greater inductive effect on carbon from the carboxyl group will push oxygen's electrons away, so hydrogen will be more bound to oxygens which means that it will be less acidic. This explains why acetic acid is stronger than propinoic acid.
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