Assertion: Phenol forms 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 in carbon disulphide at 273 K. Reason: Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.

Question

Assertion: Phenol forms 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 in carbon disulphide at 273 K. Reason: Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Phenol forms 2,4,6 tribromophenol on treatment with Br 2 in water. Phenol forms a mixture of ortho and para bromophenol on treatment with Br 2 in carbon disulphide Bromine does not polarises in carbon disulphide.

Q. Assertion : Phenol forms $2$ , $4$ , $6$ -tribromophenol on treatment with $B r_{2}$ in carbon disulphide at $273 K$ .
Reason : Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Phenol forms $2, 4, 6$ tribromophenol on treatment with $B r_{2}$ in water. Phenol forms a mixture of ortho and para bromophenol on treatment with $B r_{2}$ in carbon disulphide Bromine does not polarises in carbon disulphide.

Q. Assertion : Phenol forms 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2​ in carbon disulphide at 273K. Reason : Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.