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Assertion (A) : pKa of phenol is 4.19 and that of benzoic acid is 10 Reason (R) : Phenoxide ion is stabilised by nonequivalent resonance structures whereas benzoate ion by two equivalent resonance structures The correct option among the following is

  1. A A and R are true. R is the correct explanation of \(\mathrm{A}\)
  2. B A and \(\mathrm{R}\) are true, but \(\mathrm{R}\) is not the correct explanation for \(A\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{A}\) is true \(\mathrm{R}\) is false
  4. D A is false but R is true
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(D) A is false but R is true

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\(\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{a}}=-\log \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}\) so as \(\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{a}}\) increases, \(\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{a}}\) decreases. Benzoic acid is a stronger acid than phenol so its \(\mathrm{pK}_{\mathrm{a}}\) will be smaller than that of phenol. Thus, Assertion…
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