Assertion: p-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol.

Reason: Nitro group helps in the stabilisation of the phenoxide ion by dispersal of negative charge due to resonance.

This is a assertion and reason answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

(i) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:  P-nitrophenol is more acidic as nitro group helps in the stabilization of the phenoxide ion by dispersal of negat