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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Among the following acids which have the lowest pKa value?
(1) CH3COOH
(2) HCOOH
(3) (CH3)2COOH
(4) CH3CH2COOH

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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HCOOH is the most acidic. So it has the lowest pKa value.
Hence option (2) is the answer.


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