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Question
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:
Give one chemical test to distinguish between the two.
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Solution
Because phenol reacts with bromine water to produce tribromophenol, whereas cyclohexane does not, the two substances can be distinguished using the bromine water test.
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