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Q.

Statement-I :  Acetic acid is more acidic than phenol.

Statement-II : Acetate ion has less number of canonical structures as compared to phenoxide ion.

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a

Statement-I is correct and statement-II is incorrect

b

Statement-I is incorrect and statement-II is correct

c

Both statements-I and II are incorrect           

d

Both statements-I and II are correct

answer is A.

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Question ImageResonating structure of phenoxide ion:
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Resonating structure of acetate ion:
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The products both phenoxide and acetate ions are resonance stabilized. In acetate ion, all the canonical structures are equally contributing. More contributing the resonance structures more will be stability. Hence acetic acid is a better acid than phenol.

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