Amongst the following phenols which one is most acidic?

Picric acid

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2-Nitrophenol

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2,4-Dinitrophenol

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m-Nitrophenol

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Solution

The correct option is D Picric acid

Picric acid is the strongest acid due to the presence of three $(N O_{2})$ group (-R and -I effect).

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