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Arrange the following carboxylic acid in their decreasing acidity
(1) `{:(COOH),("|"),(COOH):}" "`Oxalic acid
(2) `HOOC - CH_(2) - COOH` Molonic acid
(3) `{:(CH_(2) - COOH),("|"),(CH_(2) - COOH):}" "`Succinic acid

A

`3 gt 2 gt 1`

B

` 1 gt 2 gt 3`

C

` 2 gt 3 gt 1`

D

` 2 gt 1 gt 3`

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    `(ii)gt(iv)gt(i)gt(iii)`
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