Phenol can be distinguished from ethyl alcohol by reagent except:

NaOH

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F e C l_{3}

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B r_{2} / H_{2} O

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Solution

The correct option is C Na
Phenol can discharge the red colour of $B r_{2} / H_{2} O$ whereas Ethanol can't.
$C_{6} H_{5} - O H B r_{2} / H_{2} O \to 2, 4, 6 - t r i b r o m o p h e n o l$
Phenol also give a positive test with NaOH an $F e C L_{3}$ .

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