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(a) Why acidic nature of alcohol and...

(a) Why acidic nature of alcohol and phenol increase with electron withdrawing substituent
(b) Explain the order of acidic nature of

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(a) EWGs decrease the charge density of oxygen hence increases the bond fission tendency
( b) Ortho isomer is acidic than para due to intramolecular H- bonding
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