Q.
Arrange the following us slated:
'' Increasing order of acidic strength."
$ClCH_2COOH, CH_3Cl_2COOH, ClCH_2 CH_2.COOH,(CH_3)_2CHCOOH, CH_3COOH$
IIT JEEIIT JEE 1991Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Solution:
Electron withdrawing inductive effect increases acid strength while electron donating inductive effect decreases acid strength.