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Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of acidity and give a suitable explanation.Phenol, o-nitrophenol, o-cresol

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Increasing order of acidity :

o-cresol < phenol < o-nitrophenol

[ In substituted phenols, the presence of electron withdrawing groups, enhance the acidic strength of phenol whereas, electron releasing groups decrease the acidic strength of phenol.]



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