Compare the relative acidities of ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, fluoroethanoic acid and iodoethanoic acid. Explain your answer giving appropriate answers.
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2020-02-25T04:53:17-0500
Ethanoic acid: pKa = 4.76
Propanoic acid: pKa = 4.87
Fluoroethanoic acid: pKa = 2.59
Iodoethanoic acid: pKa = 3.18
So, the most acidic is the fluoroethanoic acid, then iodoethanoic acid, then ethanoic acid, and the last one is propanoic acid.
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Is this enough for 3 marks question.
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