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Phenol is a weaker acid than acetic acid because
ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesNEET
Options:
  • A Phenoxide ion is better stabilized by resonance than acetate ion
  • B Acetate ion is better stabilized by resonance than phenoxide ion
  • C Phenol is led soluble in water than acetic acid
  • D Both phenoxide ion and acetate ion are stable
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Acetate ion is better stabilized by resonance than phenoxide ion
The negative charge in carboxylate ion is more dispersed in comparison to phenate (or phenoxide) ion, since there are two electronegative oxygen atoms in carboxylate ion as compared to one oxygen atom in phenoxide ion.

 -ve charge dispersed on -C carbon atoms.

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