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Which of the following statement is/are correct ?

A

3,3-Dimethyl-4-cyanophenol (I) is more acidic than the isomeric 2,6-dimethyl-4-cyanophenol (II) .

B

`(II)` is more acidic than `(I)`

C

`(I)` is more acidic than `(II)` due to no steric inhibition of the two `Me` groups with `(CN)` groups, since `(-CN)` group is linear.

D

Acidic character of `(I)` and `(II)` is determines by `+ I` effect of twp `Me` groups in `(I)` and `+I` and `H.C` effects of two `Me` groups in `(II)`

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