Given below are two statements:
Statement I : The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group.
Statement II : o-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol and nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Acidic strength $\propto$ EWG
EWG = Electron Withdrawing Group.

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