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Phenols are more acidic than alcohols due to
(a) In phenols,- OH is attached to `sp^(2) ` hybridised carbon but in alcohols , -OH is attached to `sp^(3) ` hybridised carbon
(b) Phenoxide ion is more stable than alkoxide due to resonance
(c) Phenoxide ion is more stable than phenol

A

only a

B

only b

C

only c

D

a,b, and c

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