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Warming an aqueous solution of benzenediazonium chloride gives mainly

Aaniline
Bchlorobenzene
Cnitrobenzene
Dphenol

Answer: D

The diazonium group is replaced by OH when the salt is warmed with water, releasing

N X_{2}

:

C X_{6} H X_{5} N X_{2} X^{+} Cl X^{-} + H X_{2} O C X_{6} H X_{5} OH + N X_{2} + HCl

. The product is phenol.

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