Chemistry · Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The order of acidic strength of the following carboxylic acids is FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3COOH. Reason R: Fluorine is a stronger electron-withdrawing group than chlorine due to its higher electronegativity. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A is true but R is false
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A✓
- 3Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- 4A is false but R is true
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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