Alcohol having -OH ion, is acidic or basic, generally NaOH having -OH is a strong base,explain the difference.

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Alcohols donot contain OH^- ion. The –OH group is covalently bonded to a carbon in a molecule of alcohol.Therefore, it doesnot give OH ^– ions in water like NaOH.They are only slightly acidic as in some reaction they donate the proton of -OH group and slightly basic as they accept proton from strong acids.

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