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Among alpha-nitro acetic acid (I), alpha- fluoroacetic (II), alpha-bromoacetic acid (III) and alpha-cyanoacetic acid (IV), the order of increasing acid strength is

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`III LT II lt IV lt I`
`I lt II lt III lt IV`
`II lt I lt III lt IV`
`IV lt I lt II lt III`

Solution :Electron withdrawing EFFECT decreases as
`-NO_(2) gt -CN gt - F gt -Br`
The ACID strength is
`III lt II lt IV lt I`


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