(iii) Acidic nature of phenols(Pha in $H_2O$ at $25^oC$) $\rightarrow$ blue litmus Red, Dissolves in alkali, No effervesence with $NaHCO_3$ soln
$RCOOH>ArOH(Weak \hspace{1mm} acid)>ROH$ (million times more acidic)
$C_6H_5-OH (Weak \hspace{1mm} acid)+H_2O \rightleftharpoons C_6H_5-O^-+H_3^+O$
$C_6H_5- \ddot O:-H \leftrightarrow C_6H_5-O^+H \leftrightarrow C_6H_5-O^+ \leftrightarrow C_6H_5=O \leftrightarrow —-$