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Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid. This can be explained using

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Correct option: B

- I

effect

Option B (-I effect) is correct because the chlorine atom in chloroacetic acid has a -I effect, which withdraws electron density and stabilizes the conjugate base, making the acid stronger.

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Keto-enol tautomerism is not observe in How many isomers of

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{\mathrm{C}_5}{\mathrm{H}_{11}}\mathrm{Cl}?

Assertion (A): The compounds that have the same constitution and sequence of covalent bonds but differ in relative positions of their atoms or groups in space are called stereoisomers.

Reason (R): Stereoisomerism is a special type of isomerism which can be classified as geometrical and optical isomerism