Given below are two statements.
Statement I The acidic strength of mono-substituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro-group.
Statement II 
-nitrophenol, 
-nitrophenol and 
-nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro-group attached to the phenolic ring. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Nitro group has electron withdrawing tendency. It can withdraw electrons both by 
effect and 
effect. Thus, the acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol.
Also nitro group present at 
-and 
-positions will have strong 
effect while nitro group present at 
-position will influence only 
effect. Hence, acidity of 
-isomer will be more than meta-isomer.
Increasing order of acidity of mono nitrophenol
Hence, Statement is true but Statement II is false.
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