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Which of the following orders is true regarding the acidic nature of phenol?

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Phenol `gt`O-cresol `gt`O-NITROPHENOL
O-cresol `lt` phenol `lt` O-nitrophenol
phenol `lt` 0-cresol `gt`O-nitrophenol
phenol `lt` O-cresol `lt` O-nitrophenol III

Solution :PRESENCE of electron releasing group like CH3 over benzene nucleus destabilises the phenoxide ion, thus decreases the acidity of phenol where as Presence of electron withdrawing group like `NO_2` stabilises the phonoxide ion and thus increases acidity of Phenol, HENCE ORDER of acidity will be O-cresol `lt` phenol `lt`O- nitrophenol


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