why trichloroacetic acid is more reactive than acetic acid
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This decreases electron density at the oxygen atom of the O-H bond. ... So now the H+ atom can easily come out and the stability of the carboxylate ion has also increased. Hence both the conditions make chloroacetic acid more acidic than acetic acid. Inductive effect is responsible for the acidity of chloroacetic acid .
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