Question:
Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity.
H2O, ROH, HC ≡ CH
Solution:
The decreasing order of the acidity of the given compounds:
H2O > ROH > HC ≡ CH
HC ≡ CH is less acidic because the carbon atoms here is sp hybridized, so the electron density is higher on the carbon atom.
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