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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 on oxygen hence increases the bond fission tendency.
(b) Ortho isomer is less acidic than para due to intramolecular H - bonding .
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