Phenol is also called:

Salicylic acid

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Benzyl alcohol

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Carbolic acid

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Salol

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Solution

The correct option is C Carbolic acid
Phenol is generally used by the name carbolic when it is used as a disinfectant. It is acidic in nature and it contains $- O H$ group on the aromatic ring. Thus it is called carbolic acid.

So, the correct option is 'C'.

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The reagent employed to distinguish between phenol and salicylic acid is

{C C l}_{4}

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