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Which of the following orders is true regarding the acetic nature of monosubstituted acetic acid?

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Fluoroacetic acid > Chloroacetic acid > Bromoacetic acid
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Chloroacetic acid < Bromoacetic acid < Fluoroacetic acid
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Bromoacetic acid < Fluoroacetic acid > Chloroacetic acid
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Fluoroacetic acid < Bromoacetic acid < Chloroacetic acid
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Solution

The correct option is C Fluoroacetic acid > Chloroacetic acid > Bromoacetic acid
Increase in electronegativity of halogen increases the acidity: FCH2COOH >ClCH2COOH >BrCH2COOH

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