Reaction of phenol with dil. HNO3 gives

Question

Reaction of phenol with dil. HNO3 gives (A)  textp and textm -nitrophenols (B)  texto - and textp -nitrophenols (C) Picric acid (D)  texto - and textm -nitrophenols

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Phenol reacts with dilute nitric acid at room temperature to give a mixture of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol. With concentrated nitric acid. With concentrated nitric acid, more nitro groups substitute around the ring to give 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (common name: picric acid).
If phenol is treated with concentrated nitric acid then picric acid is formed. If phenol is treated with dilute nitric acid, mono or disubstituted nitrophenols are formed. o-nitrophenols are more stable than p-nitrophenols due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Solution

Q. Reaction of phenol with dil. $H N O_{3}$ gives

$p$ and $m$ -nitrophenols

$o$ - and $p$ -nitrophenols

Picric acid

$o$ - and $m$ -nitrophenols

Q. Reaction of phenol with dil. HNO3​ gives

p and m -nitrophenols

o - and p -nitrophenols

Picric acid

o - and m -nitrophenols

Q. Reaction of phenol with dil. $H N O_{3}$ gives

$p$ and $m$ -nitrophenols

$o$ - and $p$ -nitrophenols

$o$ - and $m$ -nitrophenols