Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of acidity and give a suitable explanation. Phenol, o-nitrophenol. o-cresol 

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>The increasing order of acidity:</p><p><em>o</em>-cresol&nbsp; &lt;&nbsp; Phenol &nbsp; &lt;&nbsp; <em>o</em>-nitrophenol</p><p>The electron-withdrawing group on the substituted phenol increases the acidity due to increasing the polarity of the O-H bond and thus, the acidity increases&nbsp; and vice versa. -NO₂ is an electron-withdrawing group whereas the -CH₃ group is an electron-donating group.</p>

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