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  4. Phenol is a colourless liquid but on keeping it in air for long time it converts into brown colour due to

Q. Phenol is a colourless liquid but on keeping it in air for long time it converts into brown colour due to

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Solution:

on keeping phenol in air for long time it converts into brown colour due to air oxidation into p-benzoquinone as follows

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