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Phenol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol using

  1. A \(\mathrm{Na}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{AlCl}_{3}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{NaOH}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}\)

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Phenol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol using \(\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}\) because phenol gives voilet colour compound with \(\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}\). While, alcohol do not give voilet colour.
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