JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

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The correct decreasing order of acidity is represented by

(a)

\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{NO}_2

(b)

\mathrm{NO}_2-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{NO}_2

(c)

\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{NO}_2

(d)

{\text{N}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} - \mathop {{\text{CH}}}\limits_{\begin{array}{cccccccccccccccccccc} | \\ {{\text{N}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}} \end{array}} - {\text{N}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}

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Correct option: A

(d)

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(b)

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(a)

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( c)

Option A ((d)

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(b)

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(a)

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( c)) is correct because the acidity increases with the number of electron-withdrawing nitro groups attached to the carbon chain.

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