CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following reagents except:

    A) sodium

    B) \[NaOH/{{I}_{2}}\]

    C) neutral \[FeC{{l}_{3}}\]

    D) \[B{{r}_{2}}/{{H}_{2}}O\]

    E) phthalic anhydride/cone.\[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]and\[NaOH\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Phenol cannot be distinguished from ethanol by sodium because both evolve hydrogen with sodium \[2{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}OH+2Na\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}ONa+{{H}_{2}}\uparrow \] \[2{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH+2Na\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa+{{H}_{2}}\uparrow \]


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