MHT CET Chemistry question

Alcohols can be easily distinguished from phenol because

(A)Phenols are soluble in NaOH but alcohols are notCorrect
(B)Alcohols are soluble in NaOH but phenols are not
(C)Phenols are soluble in but alcohols are not
(D)Phenols are insoluble in but alcohols are soluble in

Answer: (A)

Solution

Phenol is acidic enough to form water-soluble sodium phenoxide with NaOH, while alcohols are too weakly acidic to do so, so (a) is true and (b) is reversed;

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