The dipole moment of phenol is smaller

Question:

 The dipole moment of phenol is smaller than that of methanol. Why?

Solution:

The dipole moment of phenol is smaller than that of methanol due to the electron-withdrawing effect of the phenyl ring. Due to the resonance, the polarity of the C-O bond in phenol decreases.

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