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How will you distinguish between the following pairs of alcohols by a chemical test?
`CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(3)OH and CH_(3)CH=CH-CH_(2)OH`

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Distinction can be made by bromine water. `CH_(3)CH=CHCH_(2)OH` (unsaturated alcohol) decolourises bromine water while `CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(3)OH` does not.
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