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COMEDK · Chemistry · 13. General Organic Chemistry

Among the following, which is least acidic?

  1. A phenol
  2. B \(o\)-cresol
  3. C \(p\)-nitrophenol
  4. D \(p\)-chlorophenol
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(B) \(o\)-cresol

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Acidic character of organic compound increases with increase in strength of electron withdrawing group and decreases with electron releasing group. In \(o\)-cresol, methyl group show \(+I\)-effect. It increase the density of electron on oxygen atom after the release of…