Give reason why compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic behaviour although they contain hydrogen in them ?
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Alcohols do show acidic character. Alcohols contain active H. Active hydogens are those which attached to EN elements like N, O,F. Alcohols after releasing H+ ion forms alkoxide ion.Alcohols react with Na and liberate hydrogen. Alchols react with acids to form esters. This is due to O-H bond breaking of alcohol and C-O bond of carboxylic acid.
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