The oxygen atom in phenol

Question

The oxygen atom in phenol (A) exhibits only inductive effect (B) exhibits only resonance effect (C) has more dominating resonance effect than inductive effect (D) has more dominating inductive effect than resonance effect.

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/2693a5ba532ab02cf36f9d7a47b442f2-.png" /> Oxygen in phenol exhibits both resonance and inductive effect but resonance effect dominates inductive effect.

Q. The oxygen atom in phenol

exhibits only inductive effect

exhibits only resonance effect

has more dominating resonance effect than inductive effect

has more dominating inductive effect than resonance effect.

Oxygen in phenol exhibits both resonance and inductive effect but resonance effect dominates inductive effect.