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What would happen to the strength of acetic acid if the three hydrogens that were on thte adjoining carbon were replaced with fluorines?
It would become a much stronger acid.
That would be F3C-COOH
What would happen to the strength of acetic acid if the three hydrogens that were on thte adjoining carbon were replaced with fluorines?
It would become a much stronger acid.
That would be F3C-COOH