Arrange these compounds in terms of decreasing acidity:

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Arrange these compounds in terms of decreasing acidity:
O CH3CH2COOH2+ < HF< CH3CH2COOH< CH3CH2CH2OH
O CH3CH2C00H<HF< CH3CH2 CH20H< CH3CH2CO0H2+
CH3CH2COOH2+<CH3CH2 CH2OH<HF<CH3CH2COOH
HF<CH3CH2CO0H< CH3CH2 CH2OH< CH3CH2COOH2+
Transcribed Image Text:Arrange these compounds in terms of decreasing acidity: O CH3CH2COOH2+ < HF< CH3CH2COOH< CH3CH2CH2OH O CH3CH2C00H<HF< CH3CH2 CH20H< CH3CH2CO0H2+ CH3CH2COOH2+<CH3CH2 CH2OH<HF<CH3CH2COOH HF<CH3CH2CO0H< CH3CH2 CH2OH< CH3CH2COOH2+
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