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Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol...

Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following reagents except.

A

sodium

B

`NaOH//I_(2)`

C

neutral `FeCl_(3)`

D

`Br_(2)//H_(2)O`

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A
Phenol cannot be distinguished from ethanol by sodium because both evolve hydrogen with sodium
`2C_(6)H_(5)OH+2Na rarr 2C_(6)H_(5)Ona+H_(2) uarr`
`2C_(2)H_(5)OH+2Na rarr 2C_(2)H_(5)Ona+H(2)uarr`
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