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Give reasons:
p-nitro phenol is more acidic than p-methyl phenol.

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Nitro group is a electron withdrawing group. So it reduces electron density on the benzene and hence benzene abstracts electron from H and releases it as H2.

But Methyl is a Electron-releasing group and hence it increases the electron density of benzene and hence benzene does not abstract electron from H atom

So, p-nitro phenol is more acidic than p-methyl phenol

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