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Q. The incorrect order with respect to the acidic strength is

Uttarkhand PMTUttarkhand PMT 2009

Solution:

Usually presence of electron withdrawing groups such as $ F, Cl, CHO$ etc increases the acidic strength and presence of electron releasing groups such as $ -R,-OCH_{3} $ etc decreases the acidic strength. Aromatic compounds are more acidic than their corresponding aliphatic compounds due to resonance stabilisation. Hence, the correct order of acidic strength is

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