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

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: $F C H_{2} C O O H > C l C H_{2} C O O H > B r C H_{2} C O O H$

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