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The correct order of increasing basicity of the following is `H_(2)O, OH^(-), CH_(3)OH, CH_(3)O^(-)`A. `CH_(3)OH lt H_(2)O lt OH^(-) lt CH_(3)O^(-)`B. `H_(2)O lt CH_(3)OH lt CH_(3)O^(-) lt OH^(-)`C. `H_(2)O lt CH_(3)OH lt OH^(-) lt CH_(3)O^(-)`D. `CH_(3)OH lt H_(2)O lt CH_(3)O^(-) lt OH^(-)`

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Alcohols are weaker acids than water. In other words alcohols are stronger bases than water. Both alcohol and water are weak acids as such their conjugate base of water `(OH^(-))` is weaker than alkoxide ion.
`underset((("Weaker acid"),("stronger base")))(CH_(3)OH)` , `underset((("stronger acid"),("weaker base")))(H_(2)O)`
`underset("weaker acid")(CH_(3)OH) hArr underset("stronger base")(CH_(3)O^(-))+H^(+)`
`H_(2)O hArr OH^(-)+H^(+)`


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