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The major reason that phenol is a better...

The major reason that phenol is a better Bronsted acid than cyclohexanol is that:

A

it is a better proton donor.

B

the cyclohexyl group is an electron donating group byinduction, which destabilizes the anion formed in the reaction by resonance.

C

phenol is able to stabilize the anion formed in the reaction.

D

the phenyl group is an electron withdrawing group by induction, which stabilizes the anion formed in the reaction.

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the phenyl group is an electron withdrawing group by induction, which stabilizes the anion formed in the reaction.
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