Phenol is a weaker acid than acetic acid because

Question

Phenol is a weaker acid than acetic acid because (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

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

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.

Solution

-ve charge dispersed on -C carbon atoms.

Q. Phenol is a weaker acid than acetic acid because

Phenoxide ion is better stabilized by resonance than acetate ion

Acetate ion is better stabilized by resonance than phenoxide ion

Phenol is led soluble in water than acetic acid

Both phenoxide ion and acetate ion are stable

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.