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Chemistry
Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following reagents, except:
Q. Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following reagents, except:
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A
Sodium
B
Neutral
F
e
C
l
3
C
Phthalic anhydride/conc.
H
2
S
O
4
and
N
a
O
H
D
Br
2
/H
2
O
Solution:
With neutral
FeCl
3
solution, phenol gives violet colour solution but
CH
3
CH
2
OH
does not give this test.
Phenol cannot be distinguished from ethanol by sodium because both evolve hydrogen with sodium.
2
C
6
H
5
O
H
+
2
N
a
→
2
C
6
H
5
ON
a
+
H
2
↑
2
C
2
H
5
O
H
+
2
N
a
→
2
C
2
H
5
ON
a
+
H
2
↑
