MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

What happens when phenol reacts with bromine water

(A)Brown coloured liquid is obtained
(B)Colourless gas evolves
(C)White precipitate formedCorrect
(D)Pink colored solution is obtained

Answer: (C)

Solution

The -OH group strongly activates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution at the ortho and para positions. With bromine water (a polar medium, no catalyst needed) phenol undergoes substitution at all three positions to form 2,4,6-tribromophenol, which is insoluble in water and separates as a white

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Question ID VK-098642