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why carboxylic acid remove carbon di oxide from sodium bicarbonate but phenol does not?

why carboxylic acid remove carbon di oxide from sodium bicarbonate but phenol does not?
 

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Umakant biswal
5349 Points
7 years ago
phenol is acidic in nature , but not that muchj acidic to react with nahco3 . phenol are weakly acidic in nature . they turn blue litmus red and react with alkali metals and alkalies to form their salt . phenol is weaker than carboxylic acid . hence doesnot react with sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate . the acidic charecter is due to presence of polar o-h group . beacuse of larger electronegativity of oxygen atom , the ectron pair is withdrawn more towards o and h+ ion can be easily released in aqous solution . 
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Amay chugh
29 Points
7 years ago
Phenol is a very weak acid as compared to carboxylic acid and it cannot react with a weak base like sodium bicarbonate

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