which of the two alcohol or phenol is more acidic and why.
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In case of phenols, phenols lose H+ to form phenoxide ions in which negative charge on the oxygen atom is delocalised around the ring through resonance. ... This stabilizes the phenoxide ion and makes phenol more acidic than alcohols.
phenol is more acidic
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phenol is more acidic than alcohol due to stabilisation of phenoxide iron through reasons. presence of electron withdrawing group increases the acidity of phenol .
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