Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing acidity, and explain the reasons for your choice...

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Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing acidity,and explain the reasons for your choice of order: cyclopentanol,phenol, p-nitrophenol, and 2- chlorocyclopentanol.

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Acidity depends on the strenght of acid Acid strength dependson its dissociation Dissociation depends on the formation ofstable conjugate baseStability of    See Answer
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