Which of the following is the weakest acid, in the following compounds?
A
CH3COOH
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B
HCOOH
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C
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Solution
The correct option is C In general, carboxylic acids are stronger than alcohol because the conjugate base of carboxylic acids are stabilised by equivalent resonance structure. Hence, option (c) is weak acid becuase it a alcohol while others are carboxylic acid groups.