Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

• Correct answer
  A

  phenoxide ion is stabilised by resonance
• B

  phenols are more soluble in polar solvents
• C

  phenoxides ions do not exhibit resonance
• D

  alcohols do not lose $\mathrm{H}$ atoms at all

Solution

Phenol is more acidic than alcohol because phenoxide ion is stabilised by resonance

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.