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Which reagents can be used to distinguish phenol from cyclohexanol? (Select all that apply.)

  1. Asodium metal
  2. Bneutral solution
  3. Cbromine water
  4. DTollens reagent

Answer: B, C

Phenol gives a violet colour with neutral and a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol with bromine water; cyclohexanol does neither. Both react with sodium to evolve hydrogen, and neither reacts with Tollens reagent, so these do not distinguish them.
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