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The increasing order of acid strength amon p-methyoxy phenol (I), p-methyl phenol (II) and p-nitrophenol (III) is is `:`

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p- nitrophenol, p-methoxyphenol, p-methylphenol

B

p-methylphenol, p-methoxyphenol, p-nitrophenol

C

p-nitrophenol, p-methylphenol, p-methoxyphenol

D

p-methoxyphenol, p-methylphenol, p-nitrophenol

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D
Electron withdrawing group `(-NO_(2))` increases acidity of phenol. Whereas electron releasing group `(-OCH_(3),-CH_(3))` decreases the acidity of phenol
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