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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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Account for the following acidic strength order:

Answer

As the chlorine moves away from –COOH group, its electron-withdrawing power decreases making it more difficult to remove H as H+. Hence, acidic strength decreases.

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