MCAT Organic Question — pKa
Arrange the following molecules in order of increasing pKa: CH3CH2COOH, CH3CHFCOOH, CH3OCH2COOH, CH3CHBrCOOH A) CH3CHFCOOH, CH3OCH2COOH, CH3CHBrCOOH, CH3CH2COOH B) CH3CHBrCOOH, CH3OCH2COOH, CH3CH2COOH, CH3CHFCOOH C) CH3CHFCOOH, CH3CH2COOH, CH3CHBrCOOH, CH3OCH2COOH D) CH3CH2COOH, CH3OCH2COOH, CH3CHFCOOH, CH3CHBrCOOH Explanation Increasing pKa means decreasing acid strength.…