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Assertion: Ethanol is a weaker aciid than phenol. Reason: Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH.

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Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct EXPLANATION of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong STATEMENT.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

Solution :Correct reason. Phenoxide ION is stabilized by RESONANCE but there is no such stabilization in ethanol.


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