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Phenol is more acidic than ethanol due t...

Phenol is more acidic than ethanol due to

A

Inductive effect

B

Resonance effect

C

Hybridisation

D

H-bonding

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B
Phenol is more acidic than ethanol because phenoxide ion is resonance stabilised whereas `C_2H_5O^(-)` is not.
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