Arrange the following compounds in decreasing

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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