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What increases acidity more, nitrile group or chloride group?

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The nitrile group

Step-by-step explanation:

The nitrile group contains the C≡N bond. It should be recalled that triple bond is highly electronegative and withdraws electrons from the C-H bond more effectively than the halogen atom.

The higher effectiveness of the C≡N bond at electron withdrawal greatly reduces the electron density of the C-H bond thereby making the hydrogen atom of the bond highly labile

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