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Among the following , which is least acidic ?

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<P>p- nitrophenol
p- chlorophenol
phenol
o- cresol.

Solution :
ELECTRON witdrawing group `(-NO_(2),-Cl)`decreases the electron DENSITY in the ring and thus INCREASES their acidic CHARACTER where as electron donating group `(-CH_(3))` decreases the acidic character by increasing the electron denity in the ring.


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