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Q. Which one of the following is weakly acidic?

COMEDKCOMEDK 2008Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

The correct order of acidic strength is
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Due to $+I$ effect of $-CH_3$ group, electron . density iii the O - H bond increases: Therefore, it becomes diffiicult to break the O - H bond so, p-cresol is weak acid.