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The correct order of relative acidic strength of phenol, ethyl alcohol and water is

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a

Phenol > Water > Ethyl alcohol

b

Ethyl alcohol > Water > Phenol

c

Ethyl alcohol > Phenol > Water

d

Water > Phenol > Ethyl alcohol

answer is A.

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Phenol is more acidic than alcohols due to stabilisation of phenoxide ion by resonance. In alcohols the plus I effect of the alkyl group makes the alkoxide ion unstable.

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