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Phenols are more acidic than alcohols be...

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

A

phenoxide ion is stabilised by resonance

B

phenols are more soluble in polar solvents

C

phenoxides ions do not exhibit resonance

D

alcohols do not lose H atoms at all

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A
Phenol is more acidic than alcohol because phenoxide ion is stabilised by resonance
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