Explain the role of electron withdrawing and electron releasing groups on the acidity of carboxylic acids.

Explanation

`to` Electron with drawing groups increase the acidity of carboxylic acids by stabilising the conjugate base through decocalisation of the negative charge by inductive effect.
`to` electron donating groups decreases the acidity of carboxylic acids by destabilising the conjugate base.

Eg : `Cl^(-)` is a electron with drawing group acidic stregnth order in case of chloro acetic acids `"CC"l_(3)COOH gt CHCl_(2)COOH gt CH_(2)ClCOOH gt CH_(3)COOH`