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  4. Given are cyclohexanol (I), acetic acid (II), 2, 4, 6- trinitrophenol (III) and phenol (IV). In these the order of decreasing acidic character will be

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Q. Given are cyclohexanol (I), acetic acid (II), 2, 4, 6- trinitrophenol (III) and phenol (IV). In these the order of decreasing acidic character will be

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Solution:

Acidic nature $ \propto $ electron withdrawing group (-R, -I)

$\alpha \frac{1}{e l e c t r o n r e l e a s i n g g r o u p \left(\right. + R , + I \left.\right)}$

The correct order of acidic nature is given as follows

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