Question

Explain why phenols are more acid than alcohols?​

Answer 1

REASONS

phenols can easily give up their hydrogen atom attached to the oxygen as phenoxide ion formed is resonancely stabilized.

the carbon in phenols are sp2 hybridized . hence more s character . Therefore the polarity on oxygen decreases and the ease to give up hydrogen decreases .
In alcohols the carbon attached to OH is sp3 hybridized .

Answer 2

however both alcohols and phenols are weak acids the alcohols are less acidic then phenols because it is very thought to remove the h ion from alcohol .

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