Statement-I : Water is more acidic than ROH Statement-II : HO- is less stbale than RO-
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a
Both statements I and II are correct.
b
Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
c
Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct
d
Both statements I and II are incorrect
answer is B.
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greater the stability of the anion obtained by deprotonation of aspecies, greater the acidic strength of the species.H2O⇌ HO−+H+ROH⇌ RO−+H+Stability of HO- > RO- In alkoxide ion (RO-) negative charge accumulation occurs due to the +I effect of – R group.∴ it is less stable tnan HO-Thus acidic strength of H2O > ROH.