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.
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.
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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 negative charge due to resonance.
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