Assertion: Ethanol is a weaker acid than phenol. Reason: Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH. Which of the following options is correct?
1) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2) Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3) Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
4) Assertion is false, but the reason is true.