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Fluoroacetic acid is stronger than chloroacetic acid. Explain why ?

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Fluorine is more electronegative than chlorine. As such -I effect of F is more hand that of Cl. Due to stronger -I effect of F than Cl.
(i) ionisation of fluoroacetic acid is more than that of chloroacetic acid.
(ii) stabilisation of carboxylate anion by dispersal of -ve charge is more in case of fluoro acetate anion than chloroacetate anion.
Hence fluoroacetic acid dissociates to a greater extent than chloroacetic acid and is more acidic than chloroacetic acid.
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