Assertion (A) Ethanol is a weaker acid than phenol.
Reason (R) Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH.

Options

A. Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B. Assertion and reasons both are wrong statements.
C. Assertion is correct statement but reasons is wrong statement.
D. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement

Answer

C

Explanation

Correct reason. In phenol phenate ion left after releasing proton is resonance stabilised but alkoxide is not.