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JIPMER 2007
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2007
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

JIPMER 2007 · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?

Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?

Options

  1. ACl−CH2−CH2−OH\mathrm{Cl}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{OH}
  2. BWhich one of the following electrolytes has the same value of van't Hoff factor (i) as that of K_4[Fe(CN)_6] ?
  3. CWhich one of the following electrolytes has the same value of van't Hoff factor (i) as that of K_4[Fe(CN)_6] ?
  4. DWhich one of the following electrolytes has the same value of van't Hoff factor (i) as that of K_4[Fe(CN)_6] ?

Correct answer

B. Which one of the following electrolytes has the same value of van't Hoff factor (i) as that of K_4[Fe(CN)_6] ?

Step-by-step solution

Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols, due to the stabilisation of phenoxide ion by resonance. Which one of the following compounds is most acidic? Phenoxide ion is stabilized due to following resonating structures :Which one of the following compounds is most acidic? While in alcohols Which one of the following compounds is most acidic? Ortho nitrophenol is most acidic because in it −NO2-\mathrm{NO}_2 electron attracting group is attached on ortho position which helps in stabilising of negative charge on the oxygen of phenoxide ion. Hence, due to this reason acidic character of phenol is increased, while on attachment of −CH3-\mathrm{CH}_3 group (electron donating group) acidic strength of phenol is decreased in cresol due to destabilisation of phenoxide ion.
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