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📅 NSB 2017🎓 HS🔄 Round 7#️⃣ Q15❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains why chloroacetic [kloro-ah-SEE-tik] acid is a stronger acid than acetic [ah-SEE-tik] acid?

W) Resonance delocalization of the conjugate base chloroacetate
X) Withdrawal of electron density by chlorine
Y) Donation of electron density by chlorine
Z) Greater electronegativity of chlorine than oxygen
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