Assertion: Picric acid is a strong acid inspite of absence of carboxylic group. Reason: Three —NO2 groups in picric acid activate the phenolate ion.

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Assertion: Picric acid is a strong acid inspite of absence of carboxylic group. Reason: Three —NO2 groups in picric acid activate the phenolate ion. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both issertion 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

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Three —NO2 groups in picric acid deactivate the phenolate ion. Due to electron withdrawing nature of —NO2 groups, picric acid becomes stronger acid than phenol.

Q. Assertion : Picric acid is a strong acid inspite of absence of carboxylic group.
Reason : Three $— N O_{2}$ groups in picric acid activate the phenolate ion.

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

If both issertion 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

Three $— N O_{2}$ groups in picric acid deactivate the phenolate ion. Due to electron withdrawing nature of $— N O_{2}$ groups, picric acid becomes stronger acid than phenol.

Q. Assertion : Picric acid is a strong acid inspite of absence of carboxylic group. Reason : Three —NO2​ groups in picric acid activate the phenolate ion.