Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A):	Ethanol is a weaker acid than phenol.
Reason (R):	Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH.

 

1.	Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is true but (R) is false.
4.	(A) is false but (R) is true.

Select the correct option based on statements below:

Select the correct option based on the statements below:

The number of structural isomers of alcohol of formula  C₅H₁₂O are -

The number of monohydric phenols that can have the molecular formula, \(\mathrm{C}_7 \mathrm{H}_8 \mathrm{O}\) are-

Phenol is more acidic than ethanol due to -

1. Resonance

2. Phenoxide ions 

3. Less -I effect

4. More ability to gain a proton

The group that activates benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction is-

Potassium permanganate reagent is used for -
1. Oxidation of primary alcohol to carboxylic acid.
2. Oxidation of primary alcohol to aldehyde.
3. Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol.
4. Dehydration of propan-2-ol to propene.

The compound having the lowest boiling point is -