Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well to get white precipitate. The white precipitate is

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Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well to get white precipitate. The white precipitate is (A) 1-Bromophenol (B) 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (C) 2,4-Dibromophenol (D) Mixture ofo-,p-bromophenol

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Bromination of phenol in aqueous medium gives 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol.

Q. Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well to get white precipitate. The white precipitate is

1-Bromophenol

2,4,6-Tribromophenol

2,4-Dibromophenol

Mixture ofo-,p-bromophenol

Bromination of phenol in aqueous medium gives 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol.