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Q.

The relative order of esterification of acids is 

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a

RCH2COOH<R2CHCOOH<R3CCOOH

b

RCH2COOH>R2CHCOOH>R3CCOOH

c

R3CCOOH>RCH2COOH>R2CHCOOH

d

RCH2COOH<R3CCOOH<R2CHCOOH

answer is A.

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The ease of esterification reduces as the number of R groups rises.
Alcohol acts as a nucleophile during esterification, attacking the acid's electrophilic carbon.
As a result, the order of decreasing acid esterification is

RCH2COOH>R2CHCOOH>R3CCOOH

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