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Question
Assertion: Phenol forms 2, 4, 6 – tribromophenol on treatment with
Reason: Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
Solution
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Explanation:
Phenol forms 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with bromine in water. In phenols, the polarization of bromine takes place even in the absence of Lewis acid.
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