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Acidity of phenol is due to...

Acidity of phenol is due to

A

hydrogen bonding

B

phenolic group

C

benzene ring

D

resonance stabilisation of its anion

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D
All the reaction proceed by stable ions. After the losing `H^(+)` ions, phenol forms phenoxide ion. The phenoxide ions is resonance stabilised, thus makes the phenol more acidic.
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