JEE · NEET Previous Year Question
Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Phenols are weakly acidic.
Statement II: Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solution and are weaker acids than alcohols and water.
Choose the most appropriate option:
Topic: JEE PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- BBoth Statement I and Statement n are incorrect.
- CStatement I is correct but Statement n is incorrect.
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement n is correct.
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) Phenol are weakly acidic. Phenol is more acidic than alcohol & O statement (I) is correct. (II) is incorrect.More Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers PYQs
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