Q. A compound liberates $ C{{O}_{2}} $ with $ NaHC{{O}_{3}} $ and also gives colour with neutral $ FeC{{l}_{3}} $ solution. The compound can be
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Solution:
The compound liberates $ C{{O}_{2}} $ with $ NaHC{{O}_{3}}, $ so it contains $ -\,COOH $ group and it also gives colour with neutral $ FeC{{l}_{3}} $ solution, so it also contains a $ -\,OH $ group directly attached to the benzene ring (i.e., phenol). Hence, the structure of the compound is
