Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Phenols are weakly acidic
Statement II : Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solution and are weaker acids than alcohols and water
Choose the most appropriate options:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Phenols are weakly acidic
Statement II : Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solution and are weaker acids than alcohols and water
Choose the most appropriate options:
Phenol is weakly acidic compound but it is more acidic than alcohol and water because its conjugate base is more stable. Hence statement -I is correct while statement -II is wrong.
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