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Account for the following :
(i) Phenol has a smaller dipole moment than `CH_(3)OH`.
(ii) Phenol do not give protonation reactions readily.

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(i) Because phenol has electron attracting benzene ring.
(ii) Resonance and +ve charge oxygen does not have tendency to accept a proton.
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