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2 among alcohols and phenols which one is more acidic ? And why ?

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Answered by Alex1995
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Phenol is more acidic because when it loses one H+ ion it form phenoxide ion which is stable(resonance stabalised).

But alcohols does not give H+ ions easily to form alkoxide ion which is not stable and readily take the H+ ion and form alcohol again.

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