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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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Phenol is weakly acidic but does not react with NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHC}{\mathrm{O}_3} like carboxylic acids hence:
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Phenol is weaker than carbonic acid
Option A (Phenol is weaker than carbonic acid) is correct because phenol does not react with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHC}{\mathrm{O}_3}), indicating it's a weaker acid than carbonic acid, which is formed when NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHC}{\mathrm{O}_3} reacts with an acid.

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