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Arrange benzoic acid, 4-methyl benzoic acid and 4-nitrobenzoic acid in increasing order of their acidic strength.

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The increasing order of acidic strength is 4nitrobenzoicacid > benzoicacid > 4methylbenzoicacid.
In aromatic acids, electron withdrawing groups like nitro increase the acidity whereas electron releasing groups like methyl decrease the acidity.

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