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Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group.Statement II: -nitrophenol, -nitrophenol and -nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.

  1. A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
  2. B
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
  3. C
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
  4. D
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

1. Statement I is correct: is an electron-withdrawing group ( and effects), which stabilizes the phenoxide ion, making nitrophenols more acidic than phenol.2. Statement II is incorrect: The acidic strength depends on the position of the group. The resonance effect () operates only at and positions, not . Thus, -nitrophenol and -nitrophenol are much stronger acids than -nitrophenol.

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Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group.Statement II: -nitrophenol, -nitrophenol and -nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
D
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

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