Picric acid is:

Question

Picric acid is: (A) m-nitrophenol (B) 2, 4, 6-trinitro-phenol (C) p-nitro-phenol (D) m-nitro benzoic acid

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2, 4, 6-trimtro-phenol is called picric acid. It is strong acidic in nature due to presence of 3 nitro groups (?I groups), which stabilise the trinitrophenoxide ion by resonance.

Q. Picric acid is:

m-nitrophenol

2, 4, 6-trinitro-phenol

p-nitro-phenol

m-nitro benzoic acid

2, 4, 6-trimtro-phenol is called picric acid. It is strong acidic in nature due to presence of 3 nitro groups (?I groups), which stabilise the trinitrophenoxide ion by resonance.