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Answer 1

The reaction of phenol with aqueous sodium hydroxide indicates that phenolate stronger acids than alcohol in water

Because phenoxide ion formed is stabilised by resonance whereas alkoxide ion formed is destabilized by positive inductive effect of alkyl group

Presence of electron withdrawing group such as nitro group enhances the acidic strength of phenol

If is due to the effective delocalisation of negative charge in phenoxide ion