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प्रश्न
Account for the following:
Phenol is a stronger acid than aliphatic alcohol.
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उत्तर
Phenol is more acidic than alcohols due to stabilisation of phenoxide ions through resonance.
In Phenol
By stabilizing the phenoxide ion, the presence of an electron withdrawing group raises the acidity of phenol, while the presence of an electron releasing group decreases the acidity of phenol.
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