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p-Nitrophenol is stronger acid than phen...

p-Nitrophenol is stronger acid than phenol because nitro group is-

A

Electron withdrawing

B

Electron donating

C

Basic

D

Acidic

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A
Electron with drawing `(-m//-R)` nature of `-NO_(2)` group increases acidic nature of p-nitrophenol.
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