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Arrange the following phenols in decreasing order of their $\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{a}}$
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A > C > B > D
Acidity $\propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{ka}}} \propto-$ Ieffect
The correct order of $\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{ka}}$ is Phenol $>$ meta-nitrophenol $>$ ortho-nitrophenol > para-nitrophenol.
The correct order of $\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{ka}}$ is Phenol $>$ meta-nitrophenol $>$ ortho-nitrophenol > para-nitrophenol.
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