Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of decreasing acidity: (a) Acetic acid, ethane, ethanol (b) Benzene, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol

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Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of decreasing acidity:
(a) Acetic acid, ethane, ethanol
(b) Benzene, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol
(c) Propanedial, 1, 3-propanediol, propanedioic acid, propanoic acid
(d) Acetic acid, ethanol, trifluoroacetic acid, 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (CF3SO2OH)
(e) Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid, 2, 4-pentanedione, cyclopentanone, cyclopentene

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