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Q. Carbolic acid is

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Phenol was discovered by Runge in the middle oil fraction of coal-tar distillation and named it ‘carbolic acid’ (carbocoil, oleum = oil) or phenol containing $5\%$ water in liquid at room temperature and it is termed as carbolic acid.