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Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of the electron-withdrawing nitro group.Statement II: o-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol, and p-nitrophenol will have the same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
To solve this problem, we need to analyze the acidic strength of nitrophenols compared to phenol.Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of the electron-withdrawing nitro group.• The nitro group is a strong electron-withdrawing group due to its resonance and inductive effects.• This increases the acidity of phenol by stabilizing the phenoxide ion formed after deprotonation.
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