Arrange the compounds or ions within each set in order of increasing acidity (decreasing pK_a) in solution. Explain your reasoning.

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(a) propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, 1-propanethiol (b) 2-chloro-1-propanethiol, 3-chloro-1-propanethiol (c) CHÍNH–CH,CH, OH, CHÍNH–CH,CH,CH, OH, (CH3)3N-CH₂CH₂-ÖH (d) 2-chloroethanol, (e) CH₂0-CH₂CH₂-OH, CH₂O-CH₂CH₂CH₂-OH, O-CH₂CH₂-OH, CH₂CH₂CH₂-OH + H H CH3CH₂OH, CH3SCH3, CH3CH₂OCH₂CH3