Assertion (A): Phenols are more acidic than aliphatic alcohols.
Reason (R): Phenoxides are stabilized by resonance.
(1) Both A & R are correct, R is the correct explanation of A.
(2) Both A & R are correct, R is not the correct explanation of A
(3) A is correct but R is incorrect
(4) A is incorrect but R is correct
(1) Both A & R are correct, R is the correct explanation of A.