Question

Choose the correct option regarding the following statements:

Statement-I: 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene is picric acid. 

Statement-II: Reaction of 4-hydroxybenzene-1, 3-disulphonic acid with conc. HNO₃ gives picric acid. 

(1) Both statement-I and statement-II are true 

(2) Both statement-I and statement-II are false 

(3) Statement-I is true but statement-II is false 

(4) Statement-I is false but statement-II is true

Answer 1

Correct answer is:  (4) Statement-I is false but statement-II is true

2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene is an explosive and not picric acid. Therefore statement-I is false 

2, 4, 6-Trinitrotophenol is called picric acid. It is synthesised by the reaction of 4-hydroxybenzene1,3-disulphonic acid with conc. HNO₃.

∴ Statement-II is true.