Phenols are acidic in aqueous solution.
The oxygen atom off of the benzene ring acts as an electron donating group, and pulls the electron density towards the benzene ring and away from the hydrogen atom. This makes the hydrogen easily extracted by free floating H2O molecules. Because of this, H3O+ molecules form, and this is equivalent to H+ which can show a low pH, which is characteristic of acidic solutions.
Phenol is basic bcos of the OH- which belong to the alkanol group and it is an organic
Phenol is a weak acid.
All phenols are acidic in nature.
Phenol red is a weak acid.
phenol red and litmus paper can indicate an acid or base
Phenol is an acid while sodium hydroxide a base so it is acid base reaction forming the salt sodium phenoxide and water. C6H5-OH + NaOH = C6H5-ONa + H2O
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
phenol
Phenol red is a weak acid.
phenol red and litmus paper can indicate an acid or base
Phenol is a strong acid so it may be neutralized by any base as NaOH
Phenol is an acid while sodium hydroxide a base so it is acid base reaction forming the salt sodium phenoxide and water. C6H5-OH + NaOH = C6H5-ONa + H2O
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
phenol
It is a acid.But a weak acid.
Its a base and reacts with HCl to form a salt : para-Hydroxyanilinium Chloride
Phenol is acidic in nature. The phenolate anion is stable through resonance. Hence, an acid base reaction ensues between phenol and NaOH in water resulting in the formation of sodium phenolate, which is highly soluble in water compared to phenol.
what is the chemical equation when phenol react with hydrochloric acid
Both water and phenol are very weak acids. Though phenol is the stronger of the two.
No, and it is neither an alcohol (OH) but it is a very weak ACID!C6H5OH --> H+ + C6H5O- (fenolate anion) pKa=9.89