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Arrange the following in decreasing order of basic strength

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(i) Aliphatic amines are more basic than aromatic amines. Therefore CH3CH2NH2and CH3NH2 are more basic. Among the ethylamine and methylamine, ethylamine was experienced more +1 effect than methylamine and hence ethylamine is more basic than methylamine. 

(ii) Nitrogroup has a powerfol electron withdrawing group and they have both -R effect as well as -I effect. As a result, all the nitro anilines are weaker bases than aniline. In P-nitroaniline 

both R effect and -I effect of the NO2 group decrease the basicity. 

(iii) Therefore decreasing order of basic strength is,

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