Question:
Explain why p-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol.
Solution:
Para-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol due to the presence of an electron-withdrawing group, -NO2 group, which enhances the acidic strength of the compound by stabilizing the phenoxide ion.
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