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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

To distinguish between salicylic acid and phenol one can use **[Jamia Millia Islamia 2006]**

Answer: (A)

Solution

Salicylic acid, being a carboxylic acid, reacts with to liberate effervescence, while phenol (too weak an acid) does not react with . Both salicylic

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