NEET2018ChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
Assertion : Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol. Reason: Ortho-nitrophenol has more -I-effect than meta-nitrophenol.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol because at ortho-position, - NO ₂ group shows -M -effect also but at meta-position, - NO ₂ group shows only -I -effect.