Q. Acidity of phenol is due to
A) Hydrogen bonding
B) Phenolic group
C) Benzene ring
D) Resonance stabilisation of its anion
Explanation
(d)
All the reaction proceed by stable ions. After the lose of $H^{+}$ion, phenol forms phenoxide ion. The phenoxide ion is resonance stabilized, thus makes the phenol more acidic.
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