Assertion: Phenol is more acidic than ethanol
Reason: Phenoxide ion is resonance stablized

Options

A. if both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
B. if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
C. assertion is true but reason is false
D. both assertion and reason are false

Answer

A

Explanation

if both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion