Assertion : Alcohols are much weaker acids than carboxylic acids.
Reason: Alkoxide ions are stabilized by resonance
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Alkyl group of alcohol increases the +I effect so increases the electron density at Oxygen atom and reduces the H+ donation power.
alkoxide ions can't stabilised by resonance because of absence of conjugated system which is present in carboxylic acid
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