what is acidic nature of phenol?
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thє αcídítч σf phєnσls ís duє tσ íts αвílítч tσ lσsє hчdrσgєn íσn tσ fσrm phєnσхídє íσns. ín α phєnσl mσlєculє, thє sp2hчвrídísєd cαrвσn αtσm σf thє вєnzєnє ríng αttαchєd dírєctlч tσ thє hчdrσхчl grσup αcts αs αn єlєctrσn-wíthdrαwíng grσup
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The acidity of phenols is due to its ability to lose hydrogen ion to form phenoxide ions. In a phenol molecule, the sp2hybridised carbon atom of the benzene ring attached directly to the hydroxyl group acts as an electron-withdrawing group.
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