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Why phenols are more acidic than alcohols.
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Ron Vineetahuja 4 years, 6 months ago

Because it is more stable due to resonance it has partial double bond character

Manas Mishra 4 years, 6 months ago

Due to resonance.

Mayank Bajpai 4 years, 6 months ago

Phenol acid in nature because after lossing H+ ion it form more stablizibed phenoxide ion

Raman Brar 4 years, 6 months ago

Phenols act as electron withdrawing group which show negetive inductive effect and decrease the electron density on oxygen.

Jk Verma 4 years, 6 months ago

Because phenols are stabilised by the delocolaisation of pi electrons over the entire benzene ring. Thus in the resonating structures of phenols O gets Positively charged,and thus facilitates the release of H positive ions.
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