Assertion: Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol. Reason: Ortho-nitrophenol has more-I-effect than meta-nitrophenol.

Question

Assertion: Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol. Reason: Ortho-nitrophenol has more-I-effect than meta-nitrophenol. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol because at ortho-position, —NO2 group shows -M-effect also but at meta-position, —NO2 group shows only -I-effect.

Q. Assertion : Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol.
Reason : Ortho-nitrophenol has $m ore - I - e ff ec t$ than meta-nitrophenol.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol because at ortho-position, —NO₂ group shows -M-effect also but at meta-position, —NO₂ group shows only -I-effect.

Q. Assertion : Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than meta-nitrophenol. Reason : Ortho-nitrophenol has more−I−effect than meta-nitrophenol.