After Completing the Following Unfinished Table, What Is the Order

question 75

Multiple Choice

After completing the following unfinished table, what is the order of increasing acid strength ?
Acid K _a p K _a Propanoic acid 1.3×10 ^{- 5} Chlorous acid 1.96 Benzoic acid 6.3×10 ^{- 5}

• A) (weakest) Propanoic acid < Chlorous acid < Benzoic acid (strongest)
• B) (weakest) Propanoic acid < Benzoic acid < Chlorous acid (strongest)
• C) (weakest) Chlorous acid < Propanoic acid < Benzoic acid (strongest)
• D) (weakest) Benzoic acid < Chlorous acid < Propanoic acid (strongest)
• E) (weakest) Benzoic acid < Propanoic acid < Chlorous acid (strongest)

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