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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 7. Alcohol, phenol and ethers

The increasing order of \(pK _{ a }\) for the following phenols is \((A)\) \(2, 4-\)Dinitrophenol \((B)\) \(4 -\) Nitrophenol \((C)\) \(2, 4, 5-\)Trimethylphenol \((D)\) Phenol \((E)\) \(3-\)Chlorophenol

  1. A \((C), (D), (E), (B), (A)\)
  2. B \((A), (B), (E), (D), (C)\)
  3. C \((A), (E), (B), (D), (C)\)
  4. D \((C), (E), (D), (B), (A)\)
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(B) \((A), (B), (E), (D), (C)\)

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Order of acidity for following phenol is \(-M\) and \(-I\) increases acidity \(+ M\) and \(+ I\) decreases acidity
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