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Assertion : Picric acid is a strong acid...

Assertion : Picric acid is a strong acid inspite of the absence of the carboxyl group.
Reason : The three `-NO_(2)` groups in picric acid activate the phenate ion.

A

if both assertioon and reason are true and reason is the corrct explanation of assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are ture but reason is not the corrcet explanation of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false .

D

if both assertion and reason are false.

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C
Three `-NO_2` groups in picric acid deactivate the phenolate ion.Due to elcron withdrawing nature of `-NO_2` groups, picric acid becaomes stronger acid that phenol.
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