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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3g2037

How many distinct atoms (including the phenoxide oxygen) can carry the negative charge in the resonance forms of the 4-nitrophenoxide ion?

  1. A6
  2. B4
  3. C7
  4. D5

Answer: A

In the phenoxide part the charge is on O, and on ring carbons C2, C6 (ortho) and C4 (para): 4 atoms. At C4, which bears the nitro group, the charge can move on into the nitro group, placing it on the two nitro oxygens. The nitrogen never carries the negative charge. Total = 1 + 3 + 2 = 6 atoms.
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