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MHT CET · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Identify the compound with highest acidic strength from following.

  1. A Ethanol
  2. B t-Butyl alcohol
  3. C Phenol
  4. D p-Nitrophenol
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(D) p-Nitrophenol

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Phenols show weak acidic character while alcohols are neutral. Electron-withdrawing groups (like \(-\mathrm{NO}_2\) ) increase the acidity of substituted phenols. Hence, p-nitrophenol has the highest acidic strength among the given compound.