explain the physical properties of phenols.
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Physical properties of Phenols:
- Phenols are colourless liquids or crystalline solids but become coloured due to slow oxidation with air. Due to the presence of strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding, phenols have a higher boiling point than the corresponding hydrocarbon or aryl halides.
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phenols are colourless liquids or crystalline solids but become coloured due to slow oxidation with air. Due to the presence of strong intermoleculer hydrogen bonding, phenols have a higher boiling point than the corresponding hydrocarbon or aryl halides
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