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Assertion : Phenol undergo Kolbe reaction, ethanol does notReason: Phenoxide ion in more basic than ethoxide ion.

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if both ASSERTION and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false
If the assertion and reason both are false

Solution :It is correct that SODIUM phenoxide (sodium SALT of phenol) and `CO_(2)` on heating from sodium salicylate. This is known as Kolbe's reaction. ETHANOL does not respond to this reaction. Therefore, assertion is true. But the reason that phenoxide ion is more basic than ETHOXIDE ion is not correct.


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