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Standard X
Chemistry
Chemical Reactions
Among the fol...
Question
Among the following acids which has the lowest
p
k
a
value?
A
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
O
O
H
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B
(
C
H
3
)
2
C
H
C
O
O
H
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C
H
C
O
O
H
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D
C
H
3
C
O
O
H
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Solution
The correct option is
C
H
C
O
O
H
Lowest
p
k
a
→
Highest
k
a
→
High acididty.
As
R
increases, acidity decreases in carboxylic acid due to increase in electron density on
O
−
H
bond.
Where,
R
is length of alkyl chain.
So,
H
C
O
O
H
is more acidic and least value of
p
k
a
Hence, option
C
is correct.
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