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Chloroacetic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Explain. 

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Carbon atom of `-CH_2CI` group acquires partial positive charge which spreads to oxygen of chloroacetate ion, when `H^(+)` is released.
So the negative charge of this oxygen is stabilised and anion becomes a weak base.
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