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Phenol is more acidic because cresol has +I effect of CH3 grup as you know acidity is reciprocal of +I effect. OR Cresol has electron donating methyl group, whih reduces its electron defficiency of the phenol group and hence acidity.
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Which is stronger acid ethanol or phenol?
phenol
What is an aromatic compound of phenol from creosote and coal tar?
Cresol
Why phenol is stronger acid than ethanol?
phenol is aromatic compound stabilized by resonance where as ethanol is aliphatic
Can you get phenol from carbolic acid?
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
Is phenol red is a strong base and acids?
Phenol red is a weak acid.
What is the IUPAC name of cresol?
o Cresol 2-methyl phenol m Cresol 3-methyl phenol p- Cresol 4- methyl phenol
Which is stronger acid ethanol or phenol?
phenol
Which is strong acid water or phenol?
Both water and phenol are very weak acids. Though phenol is the stronger of the two.
What is an aromatic compound of phenol from creosote and coal tar?
Cresol
Why phenol is stronger acid than ethanol?
phenol is aromatic compound stabilized by resonance where as ethanol is aliphatic
The lower the phenol coefficient is the stronger the disinfectant is?
No,, the higher the phenol coefficient the stronger the disinfectant
Can you get phenol from carbolic acid?
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
What is the solubility of nylon?
Soluble in what? It is very slightly soluble in in boiling water, soluble in m-cresol and phenol, and is degraded by acids.
Is phenol an acid?
It is a acid.But a weak acid.
Is phenol red is a strong base and acids?
Phenol red is a weak acid.
Does phenol react with hydrochloric acid?
what is the chemical equation when phenol react with hydrochloric acid
How to convert phenol to aspring?
Phenol is converted to aspirin by adding carboxylic acid and esterifying the alcohol.
