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WBJEE · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The correct order of acid strength of the following substituted phenols in water at \(28^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) is

  1. A \(p\)-nitrophenol \( < \) p-fluorophenol \( < \) p-chlorophenol
  2. B \(p\)-chlorophenol \( < \) p-fluorophenol \( < \) p-nitrophenol
  3. C p-fluorophenol \( < \) p-chlorophenol \( < \) p-nitrophenol
  4. D \(p\)-flurophenol \( < \) p-nitrophenol \( < p\)-chlorophenol
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(C) p-fluorophenol \( < \) p-chlorophenol \( < \) p-nitrophenol

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The order of electron withdrawing tendency from benzene ring i.e.. \[ -F