Question

Compare the Acidity of Phenols and Alcohols. (shortly )​

Answer 1

Phenol is more acidic than alcohols due to stabilisation of phenoxide ion through resonance. Presence of electron withdrawing group increases the acidity of phenol by , stabilising phenoxide ion while presence of electron releasing group decreases the acidity of phenol by destabilising  phenoxide ion.

Answer 2

Phenol is more acidic because when it loses one H+ ion it form phenoxide ion which is stable.

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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