Which of the following is strongly acidic?

Phenol

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O-cresol

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p-nitrophenol

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p-cresol

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Solution

The correct option is C p-nitrophenol
p-nitrophenol is strongly acidic as the anion formed by p-nitrophenol is strongly stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

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