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Q. Most acidic hydrogen containing compound among the following is

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In substituted phenols, the presence of electron-withdrawing groups such as nitro group enhances the acidic strength of phenol. This effect is more pronounced when such a group is present at ortho and para positions. It is due to the effective delocalisation of negative charge in phenoxide ion.

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Also, the acidity will increase with the number of electron-withdrawing groups. Thus, the order of acidity of the given compounds is

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