Chemistry, asked by sayand900, 11 months ago

Why are phenols more acidic than alcohols? Explain.

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Answered by Aalima786
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Phenols are more acidic in nature than alcohols, because when phenols lose an H+ ion, they form phenoxide ion which is stable. But, alcohols do not give H+ ions easily to form alkoxide ion, which is unstable, and readily take the H+ ion and form alcohol again.

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