Why phenols are stronger acids than alcohols? 

Explain why carboxylic acids are stronger acids than phenols?

(A): Phenols react with sodium hydroxide but not alcohols. (R) : Phenols are more acidic than alcohols.

(A) : Phenols are more acidic than alcohols. (R): Phenoxide ion is more stable than alkoxide ion due to resonance.

Why benzoic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid?

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

How many of the following are stronger acids than carbolic acid

Why oxalic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid?