Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

  • A
    phenoxide ion is stabilised by resonance
  • B
    phenols are more soluble in polar solvents
  • C
    phenoxide ions do not exhibit resonance
  • D
    alcohols do not lose $H$ atoms at all

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