The strongest acid among the following aromatic compounds is

p-chlorophenol

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p-nitrophenol

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m-nitrophenol

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o-nitrophenol

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Solution

The correct option is B
p-nitrophenol

Nitro is strongly electron withdrawing group, at ortho position intra-molecular hydrogen bond reduces the acidic strength.

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