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Arrange the following acid in order of increasing acidity A. `I gt II gt III gt IV`B. `II gt III gt I gt IV`C. `III gt II gt IV gt I`D. `III gt IV gt II gt I`

Answer» Correct Answer - D
Due to ortho effect, `o-` nitrobenzoic acid is the strongest acid. Further since electron-with drawing group such as `NO_(2)` increases while the acid strength w.r.t. parent acid. `:.` the over all acidity increases in the order
`C lt D lt B lt A`


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