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An aromatic compound is partially soluble in water but soluble in aqueous solution of NaOH. The compound is insoluble in aqueous solution of NaHCO3. It gives a deep red colour with FeCl3 solution. The compound is:

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alcohol
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phenol
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aldehyde
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ketone
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Solution

The correct option is C phenol
The compound is phenol.
Phenols are very weak acids. They react with NaOH (a strong base) to form soluble salt but they do not react with sodium hydrogen carbonate which is a weak base.
Phenols give deep red color with ferric chloride solution.

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