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Q. Amongst the compounds given, the one that would form a brilliant coloured dye on treatment with $NaNO_2$ in $dil. HCl$ followed by addition to an alkaline solution of $\beta$-naphthol is

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Solution:

As we know, benzenediazonium salt forms brilliant coloured dye with P-naphthol, the compound under consideration must be p-toluidine (c) as it is a primary aromatic amine. Primary aromatic amine, on treatment with $NaNO_2$ in dil. HC1 forms the corresponding diazonium chloride salt.

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