Give a chemical test to distinguish between phenol and banzoic acid
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1. Add neutral FeCl, to both.
Phenol gives violet colouration and Benzoic acid does not.
2. Add NaHCO3 to both.
Benzoic acid reacts with a brisk effervescence which when passed through lime water turns milky.
Phenol does not react.
Phenol gives violet colouration and Benzoic acid does not.
2. Add NaHCO3 to both.
Benzoic acid reacts with a brisk effervescence which when passed through lime water turns milky.
Phenol does not react.
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