Phenols do not exhibit the same pKa values as other alcohols; they are generally more acidic. Using the knowledge that hydrogen acidity is directly related to stability of the anion formed (the conjugate base), explain why phenol is much more acidic than cyclohexanol.

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1. The most useful way torationalize the strengths of uncharged acids is to compare thestabilities of the conjugate bases (negatively charged) formed byeach acid. The strongest acid will generate the most stableconjugate base, while the weakest acid will lead to formation ofthe least stable conjugate base. (Or you can say that the strongestacid yields the weakest conjugate base, and the weakest acid yieldsthe strongest conjugate base.) Use this strategy to explain thefollowing pKa values.

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