What is true of the relative acidity of H3CCO₂H, F3CCO₂H, Cl3CCO₂H, and HCO₂H? A. F3CCO₂H > Cl₂CCO₂H HCO₂H > H₂CCO₂H B. Cl₂CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > H₂CCO₂H > HCO₂H C. HCO₂H > H3CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > Cl₂CCO₂H D. H₂CCO₂H > HCO₂H > Cl₂CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H

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9. What is true of the relative acidity of H3CCO₂H, F3CCO₂H, Cl₂CCO₂H, and HCO₂H?
A. F3CCO₂H > Cl3CCO₂H
HCO₂H > H3CCO₂H
B. Cl3CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > H3CCO₂H > HCO₂H
C. HCO₂H > H₂CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > Cl₂CCO₂H
D. H3CCO₂H > HCO₂H > Cl3CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H
Transcribed Image Text:9. What is true of the relative acidity of H3CCO₂H, F3CCO₂H, Cl₂CCO₂H, and HCO₂H? A. F3CCO₂H > Cl3CCO₂H HCO₂H > H3CCO₂H B. Cl3CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > H3CCO₂H > HCO₂H C. HCO₂H > H₂CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H > Cl₂CCO₂H D. H3CCO₂H > HCO₂H > Cl3CCO₂H > F3CCO₂H
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A compound which is easily donate H+ is more acidic.

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HF is more acidic than HCl because F is more electronegativity so easily release H+.

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