Why is fluoroacetic acid stronger acid than acetic acid?
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Electron withdrawing substituent increases the acidity of a carboxylic acid by dispersing negative charge by inductive effect and stabilizing the carboxylate anion. This effect is stronger in fluoro acetic acid than in chloroacetic acid because −I effect of F2 is greater than that of Cl2.
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