3. Acids and Bases
Ranking Acidity
36PRACTICE PROBLEM
Observe the increasing order of acidity of the following compounds.
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a. What effect does bromine, an electronegative atom, have on the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
b. How does the substituent position influence the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
Observe the increasing order of acidity of the following compounds.
a. What effect does bromine, an electronegative atom, have on the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
b. How does the substituent position influence the acidity of a carboxylic acid?