Arrange the following in decreasing order of their acidic strength and give reason for your Ans:.

CH₃CH₂OH, CH₃COOH, ClCH₂COOH, FCH₂COOH, C₆H₅CH₂COOH

<p>This is a Short Answer Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar</p><p><strong>ClCH₂COOH</strong><strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;</strong><strong>FCH₂COOH</strong><strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;</strong><strong>C₆H₅CH₂COOH</strong><strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;</strong><strong>, CH₃COOH</strong><strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;</strong><strong>CH₃CH₂OH</strong></p><p>When compared to other alcohols, <strong>CH₃CH₂OH</strong> is the least acidic. Because of the halogen, <strong>FCH₂COOH</strong> is quite acidic. It is either an electron donating group or an electron receiving group in acidic strength. Acidic strength increases as the number of electron withdrawing groups increases. The acidic strength of electron donating groups diminishes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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