explain why alcohols are weaker acids than water...
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Water is a better acid than alcohol because of the electron donating nature of the alkyl group attached to the oxygen which destabilizes the hydroxide(in the case of alcohol,Alkoxide)ion & makes it tougher for the oxygen to donate the proton.
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