Given below are two statements : Statement I : Piciric acid is 2,4,6 - trinitrotoluene. Statement II :…

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Piciric acid is 2,4,6 - trinitrotoluene. Statement II : Phenol - 2,4 - disulphonic acid is treated with Conc. \(\mathrm{HNO}_3\) to get picric acid. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

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