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Out of o-nitrophenol and o-cresol which is more acidic ? |
Answer» Solution :`to` The presence of -I or -M GROUP stabilizes the phenoxide ION and thus increases the acidic strength of the phenol whereas the +I or +M group DESTABILIZES the phenoxide ion and as a result the acidic strength decreases. The `-NO_(2)` is strong -M and -I group, whereas the `-CH_(3)` (METHYL group) is +I group, thus, `-NO_(2)` increases the acidic strength of the phenol. So, o-nitrophenol is more acidic. 
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