Question

which is stronger acid ,phenol or cresol? explain​

Answer 1

Answer:

phenol is stronger acid

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

Phenol is more acidic than cresol because in case of cresol there is one electron donating -CH3 group which increases the electron density on oxygen of cresol ( hyperconjugation and +I effect )and this leads to loss of proton little difficult as O-H bond become strong due to more electron density between them