Q.

Which of the following compounds when dissolved in water, gives a solution with pH less than seven?

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a

C6H5NH2

b

CH3COCH3

c

C6H5OH

d

C2H5OH

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Phenol is more acidic than alcohols due to stabilisation of phenoxide ion by resonance, it reacts with base or simply ionises and makes the solution acidic . In alcohols the plus I effect of the alkyl group makes the alkoxide ion unstable.

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Which of the following compounds when dissolved in water, gives a solution with pH less than seven?