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Arrange the following compounds in an increasing order of their indicated property :(i) Benzoic acid, 4-Nitrobenzoic acid, 3, 4-Dinitrobenzoic acid.4-Methoxybenzoic acid (acid strength)(ii) CH3CH2CH(Br)COOH,CH3CH(Br)CH2COOH(CH3)2CHCOOH, CH3CH2CH2COOH(acid strength)

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(i) 4-methoxybenzoic acid < benzoic acid < 4-nitrobenzoic acid < 3,4-dinitrobenzoic acid.

(ii) The overall acidic strength increases in the order : 

(CH3)2CHCOOH < CH3CH2CH2COOH < CH3CH(Br)CH2COOH < CH3CH2CH(Br)COOH



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