Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity. 

H₂O, ROH, HC ≡ CH 

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>The decreasing order of acidity:</p><p>H₂O &gt; ROH &gt;&nbsp; HC ≡ CH&nbsp;</p><p>The more the stability of the conjugate base of the given compounds, the more acidity will be.</p><p>^?OH &gt; ^?O-R &gt; ^?C ≡ CH&nbsp;</p><p><span data-teams="true">The negative charge on the electronegative oxygen atom is more stable than carbon atom. The + I effect of the alkyl group does not stabilize the negative charge on the electronegative oxygen atom, hence less stable than ^?OH.&nbsp;</span></p>

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