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प्रश्न
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Phenols are weekly acidic.
Statement II: Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solutions and are weaker acids than alcohols and water.
Choose the most appropriate options:
विकल्प
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
MCQ
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उत्तर
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Explanation:
Phenol is a weak acid. Since the phenoxide ion formed after the removal of the H+ ion is resonance stabilised due to which its stability increases, so phenol is more acidic than alcohol and water.
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