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10 Nov 2019

explain in detail why methanol is less acidic than phenol

pKa of ethanol is 15.5 and pKa of phenol is 9.95

**please try and use the actual terms like inductive effect,electronegativity, electron withdrawing group, electron donatinggroup and if there are any drawings (like of thedestabiization/stabilization of a charge) it would be greatlyappreciated!!!

thanks in advance for any help

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