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The strongest order acid out of the following- oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid and why?

The strongest order acid out of the following- oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid and why?

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Bhavya
askIITians Faculty 1281 Points
8 years ago
The strongest acid among oxalic, malonic, succinic and adipic acid is OXALIC ACID.
It is because in this there is no Carbon atom in between the two COOH groups.More the number of Carbon atoms between the carboxylic acid groups more is the +I effect and hence lesser the acidic strength.

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