In which of the following series are the compounds arranged in order of decreasing basicity?

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In this series, the basicity is mainly determined by the acidity of the proton (H+) associated with the heteroatom. So, the basicity increases with increasing acidity. Among the given compounds, CH3S- < NH2- < C6H5F- < OH- < CH3O-. Therefore, the decreasing order of basicity is: CH3S- > NH2- > C6H5F- > OH- > CH3O- Looking at the options, we can see that in option B, the given compounds are arranged in the same decreasing order of basicity. In all the other options, there is at least one compound that is not in the correct position according to the decreasing order of basicity. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

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