Phenol with bromine water

Show that phenol decolourises bromine water instantly, giving a white precipitate, while ethanol does not.

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About this experiment

SubjectChemistry
Class12
Unit7. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
LevelNCERT level
AccessIncluded in a PractiSci plan

What you do in the lab

Change the controls and watch the chemistry behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.

Topics: chemistry · Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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