F F но LOH HO

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Sort the compounds below in order of increasing acidity. Explain your answer.

HO
HO
.F
F
HOʻ
F
Transcribed Image Text:HO HO .F F HOʻ F
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The Compound which can release H+ easily will be more acidic. 

Step 2

In the given Compounds, 

Here, Electron withdrawing group are attached. They stablize the negative charge over Oxygen atom , and release of H+ become easy. 

So, More the number of electron withdrawing groups attached easy is the removal of H+ and more will be the acidity. 

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