Which of the following conversions explains the acidic nature of alcohols?
(a) Ethanol \(\overset{HBr}{\longrightarrow}\) Bromoethane
(b) Ethanol \(\overset{Na}{\longrightarrow}\) Sodium ethoxide
(c) Ethanol \(\overset{PCl_5}{\longrightarrow}\) Chloroethane
(d) Ethanol \(\overset{SOCl_2}{\longrightarrow}\) Chloroethane
