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Relative Strength of Bronsted Acids

In each of the following sections four compounds are listed. In the box under each formula enter a number (1 to 4) indicating the order of acid strength (1 is strongest & 4 is weakest). .
Note that C6H5- represents a phenyl group.


(A)
CH3CH2CH2CO2H CH3CH2CHBrCO2H ClCH2CH2CH2CO2H CH3CH2CCl2CO2H

(B)
C6H5CH2OH C6H5CO2H C6H5OCH3 C6H5OH

(C)

(D)


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