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Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohol.

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Phenols are more acidic than that of alcohols reason
C6H5OHphenolC6H5O+H+phenoxide ion
C2H5OHalcoholC2H5O+H+alkoxide ion
Phenoxide ion is stabilized by resonance more the stability of phenoxide ion, more will be the acidic nature of phenol.
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But alkoxide ion is not stabilized by resonance. Hence alcohol is less acidic.

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