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Assertion (A) Alcohol is a weaker acid t...

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

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

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The correct Answer is:
C
Correct reason. In phenol phenate ion left after releasing proton is resonance stabilised but alkoxide is not.
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