Assertion : Hydroquinone is more acidic than resorcinol. Reason : $-\mathrm{OH}$ group shows $+I$-effect.

Assertion : Hydroquinone is more acidic than resorcinol. Reason : $-\mathrm{OH}$ group shows $+I$-effect.
  1. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. If assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

Resorcinol is more acidic than hydroquinone. Both $-\mathrm{OH}$ groups are at $m$-position in resorcinol, thus, $-\mathrm{OH}$ group shows $-I$-effect on the other $-\mathrm{OH}$ group which makes resorcinol more acidic than hydroquinone.

Asked in: NEET 2023 (All India)

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