Which of the following item(s) explain the differences between the Ka values.Choose one or more: A. The negative charge is on the more electronegative fluorine atom in trifluoroacetate.  B. The oxidation state for oxygen in trifluoroacetate is more negative than the oxidation state for oxygen in acetate.  C. The trifluoroacetate molecule has more resonance structures than the acetate molecule. D. The electron-withdrawing fluorine atoms pull electron density from the oxygen in trifluoroacetate. The negative charge is more stabilized in trifluoroacetate by this effect.

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Which of the following item(s) explain the differences between the Ka values.

Choose one or more:

A. The negative charge is on the more electronegative fluorine atom in trifluoroacetate. 

B. The oxidation state for oxygen in trifluoroacetate is more negative than the oxidation state for oxygen in acetate. 

C. The trifluoroacetate molecule has more resonance structures than the acetate molecule.

D. The electron-withdrawing fluorine atoms pull electron density from the oxygen in trifluoroacetate. The negative charge is more stabilized in trifluoroacetate by this effect. 

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