Question
Chemistry Question on Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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.
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
D
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Answer
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is(C): Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
pKa = 10
Alcohol pKa ≈ 16
H2O pKa ≈ 15