Give reason: nitration of phenol gives ortho and para products only.
The -OH group present to the benzene ring direct the incoming group to ortho and para position in the ring as these position become electron rich due to the resonance eggect caused by -OH group. Hence,On nitration phenol gives ortho and para product.
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