Phenol (shown below) has a pKa ≈ 10 a. Based on pKa data, is phenol a stronger...

Phenol (shown below) has a pK_a ≈ 10

a. Based on pK_a data, is phenol a stronger or weaker acid than an ordinary alcohol (e.g., CH₃OH) or water?

b. Draw the conjugate base of phenol (called phenoxide) including all important resonance structures.

c. Construct an explanation for why phenol is a stronger acid than an ordinary alcohol. (You may want to consider first why phenoxide is lower in PE than methoxide (RO^— ) or hydroxide (HO^—).