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PATHSHALA 11th JEE (2023)

Acidic Strength Practice Sheet
(SHRESHT)
1. Decreasing order of acidic strength 6. Compare acidic strength of the following
(A) (B)
(A) (B)

(C) (D)
(C)

2. Compare acidic strength of the following

7. Arrange the hydrogens in increasing order of their
(A)
acidic strengths.
(B)
(C)

3. Compare acidic strength of the following

(A) (B)
8. Identify the most acidic hydrogen containing
compound from the following.

(C) (A) (B)

4. Compare acidic strength of the following (C) (D)

(A) (B) 9. Match the column I and II. (Matrix)

Column-I Column-II
(a) – NO2 (p) – m effect
(b) – O– (q) + m effect
(C)
(c) – O – CH3 (r) + I effect
(d) – C = N (s) – I effect

10. Rank the hydrogen atoms (Ha, Hb, Hc) present in the
5. Compare acidic strength of the following
following molecule in decreasing order of their
acidic strength.
(A) (B)

(C) (D)
(A) a > b > c (B) b > a > c
(C) b > c > a (D) c > b > a
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11. Select the acid with the highest Ka (i.e., lowest pKa). 15. Arrange the following in increasing order of their
acidic strength.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

12. Arrange the following in decreasing order of their

acidic strengths.

(A) III < I < IV < II

(A) A > C > B > D (B) A > D > B > C (B) II < I < IV < III
(C) A > D > C > B (D) D > A > C > B (C) I < III < IV < II
(D) II < III < I < IV
13. Which statement about the following equilibrium is
true?
16. Increasing order of acidic strength of given
compounds is

(A) The equilibrium favours the products

(B) t-Butoxide is the dominant anionic species in
the equilibrium
(C) Water is the weaker acid
(D) t-Butoxide is stabilized by resonance

14. Consider the following reaction involving two acid

shown below: formic acid and HF.

(A) III < I < IV < II

Which of the following statements about this (B) II < I < IV < III
reaction are true? (C) I < III < IV < II
(A) Formic acid is the strongest Bronsted acid in (D) I < III < II < IV
the reaction
(B) HF is the strongest Bronsted acid in the
17. Decreasing order of acidic strengths of following
reaction
compounds is:
(C) KF is the strongest Bronsted base in the
reaction
(D) KO2CH is the strongest Bronsted base in the
reaction
(E) The equilibrium favours the reactants
(F) The equilibrium favours the products
(G) Formic acid has a weaker conjugate base (A) x > y > z (B) y > x > z
(H) HF has a weaker conjugate base (C) z > y > x (D) z > x > y
(A) A, D and F (B) B, D, and H
(C) A, C, and H (D) B, D, E and H
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18. Among the given pairs, in which second compound 22. Decreasing order of acid strengths is:
is more acidic than first? A. Ph — OH B. Ph – CH2 – OH
(A) BrCH2NO2 and CH3CH3 
C. Ph – CO2H D. Ph − CH 2 − N H3
O O
|| || (A) B>A>C>D
(B) CH3 − C CH2CN and CH3 − C − CH3 (B) C>A>B>D
(C) C>A>D>B
(D) C>B>A>D
(C)
23. Rank in the order of increasing acidic strength:

(D)

19. Rank the following compounds in order of

decreasing acid strength (most acidic → least acidic)
(A) A<B<C
(B) A<C<B
(C) B<A<C
(D) B<C<A

24. Which of the following compounds has most acidic

(A) 2 > 4 > 1 > 3 (B) 1 > 3 > 4 > 2 hydrogen?
(C) 3 > 1 > 2 > 4 (D) 3 > 1 > 4 > 2
(A)
20. Rank the following compounds in order of
increasing acidity (weakest acid first).

(B)

(A) 2 < 3 < 1 (B) 3 < 1 < 2 (C)

(C) 1 < 2 < 3 (D) 2 < 1 < 3

21. Which of the following phenols has the largest pKa

value (i.e., is least acidic)? (D)
(A)

(B)
25. Which of the following substituents will decrease
(C) the acidic strength of phenol?
(A) – NO2 (B) – CN
(D) (C) – CH3 (D) – CHO
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26. The acidity of the protons H in each of the following 29. Identify correct acidic strength order in the
is following compounds

(i) (ii)

(A) ii > i > iii

(B) ii > iii > i
(iii) (C) i > iii > ii
(D) iii > i > ii

(A) i > ii > iii (B) iii > ii > i 30. Identify correct acidic strength order in the
(C) i > iii > ii (D) iii > i > ii following compounds

27. Identify correct acidic strength order in the

following compounds (i) (ii)

(i) (ii)

(iii)

(iii) (A) i > ii > iii (B) iii > ii > i

(C) i > iii > ii (D) iii > i > ii
(A) i > ii > iii (B) ii > iii > i
(C) i > iii > ii (D) iii > i > ii 31. Arrange the following in the decreasing order of
their acidic strength
28. Identify correct acidic strength order in the
following compounds (i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
(A) i > ii > iii > iv (B) iv > iii > ii > i
(A) i > ii > iii (B) ii > iii > i (C) ii > i > iv > iii (D) i > ii > iv > iii
(C) i > iii > ii (D) iii > i > ii

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