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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.
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Is phenol red is a strong base and acids?
Phenol red is a weak acid.
What is an indicator used to detect an acid or base?
phenol red and litmus paper can indicate an acid or base
What happens in the reaction between phenol and sodium hydroxide?
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
Can you get phenol from carbolic acid?
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
Which is stronger acid ethanol or phenol?
phenol
Is phenol red is a strong base and acids?
Phenol red is a weak acid.
What is an indicator used to detect an acid or base?
phenol red and litmus paper can indicate an acid or base
How do you dissolve phenol crystals?
Phenol is a strong acid so it may be neutralized by any base as NaOH
What happens in the reaction between phenol and sodium hydroxide?
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
Can you get phenol from carbolic acid?
Carbolic acid is another name for Phenol.
Which is stronger acid ethanol or phenol?
phenol
Is phenol an acid?
It is a acid.But a weak acid.
Does para amino phenol react with hydrochloric acid?
Its a base and reacts with HCl to form a salt : para-Hydroxyanilinium Chloride
Why is phenol more soluble in aqueous NaOH than in water?
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.
Does phenol react with hydrochloric acid?
what is the chemical equation when phenol react with hydrochloric acid
Which is strong acid water or phenol?
Both water and phenol are very weak acids. Though phenol is the stronger of the two.
Is phenol a base?
No, and it is neither an alcohol (OH) but it is a very weak ACID!C6H5OH --> H+ + C6H5O- (fenolate anion) pKa=9.89
