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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Arrange the following in decreasing order of acidity : phenol (I), p-nitrophenol (II), p-chlorophenol (III) and p-methoxyphenol (IV).
(I) 
(II) 
(III) 
(IV) 
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
(-I, -M) stabilises the phenoxide ion the most. is -I (stronger than its +R), so p-chlorophenol is more acidic than phenol. donates by +R at para and destabilises the ion.
Order : II III I IV.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:RESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECT
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