CBSE 2023 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q23 · 2 marks
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:(a)Why is phenol more acidic than cyclohexanol?(b)Give one chemical test to distinguish between the two.
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:
(a)
Why is phenol more acidic than cyclohexanol?
(b)
Give one chemical test to distinguish between the two.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) Because phenoxide ion is more stable due to resonance.
(b) Add neutral \(\displaystyle \mathrm{FeCl}_{3}\) to both the compounds, phenol gives violet colour whereas cyclohexanol does not.
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