a. List the following carboxylic acids in order of decreasing acidity:
1.

2.

3.

4.

b. How does the presence of an electronegative substituent such as Cl affect the acidity of a carboxylic acid?
c. How does the location of the substituent affect the acidity of a carboxylic acid?

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CH CH2CH COOH Ka 1.52 x 10-5 CH,CH2CHCOOH CI Ka 1.39x 10-3 CICH2CH2CH2COOH Ka 2.96 x 10-5 CH3ÇHCH2COOH CI Ka-8.9 x 10-5