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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Both statements-I and II are correct

Statement-I is correct and statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect and statement-II is correct

Both statements-I and II are incorrect

answer is A.

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Question Image Resonating structure of phenoxide ion:

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.