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JEE Main · Chemistry · Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Phenol Acidity Comparison

JEE Main asked Phenol Acidity Comparison 8 times in 8 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2022, 2023 and 2024. It belongs to Alcohols and Phenols, in Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year. In 2022, 2023 and 2024 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
8
in 8 shifts
Years
3 of 8
First asked
2022
last in 2024
Pattern
Comes in cycles
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 3 in 24 shifts · 2023: 2 in 12 shifts · 2024: 3 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20243 of 18
  • 20232 of 12
  • 20223 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: conceptual.

  • Assertion-reason on phenol acidity
  • Order/ranking of acidity of phenols

Difficulty

Easy 6Medium 2Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 8 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 27 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q74Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : p-nitrophenol is more acidic than m-nitrophenol and o-nitrophenol. Statement (II) :…EasyTwo statements
  2. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q77For the given compounds, the correct order of increasing pKa\mathrm{pK_a} value : (A) phenol (B) 4-nitrophenol (O2N\mathrm{O_2N} and OH para…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q78Which one the following compounds will readily react with dilute NaOH ?EasySingle correct
  4. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q76Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Order of acidic nature…MediumAssertion–reasonHas a figure
  5. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q78The strongest acid from the following isEasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  6. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q80Given below are two statements. Statement I : Phenols are weakly acidic. Statement II : Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solution…EasyTwo statements
  7. 29 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q80A compound ‘X’ is acidic and it is soluble in NaOH solution, but insoluble in NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHCO_3} solution. Compound ‘X’ also gives violet…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  8. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q75Arrange the following in decreasing acidic strength. (A) [figure: benzene ring with OH and NO2 para to each other] (B) [figure: benzene…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure

Shifts: 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1, 25 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 29 Jul 2022, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2023, Shift 2, 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2, 27 Jan 2024, Shift 1, 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2, 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1.

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