Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the reactions with _________. (i) Br2/water (ii) Na (iii) Neutral FeCl3 (iv) All the above
Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the reactions with _________. (i) Br2/water (ii) Na (iii) Neutral FeCl3 (iv) All the above

Option (i) and (iii) are the answers.

Phenols react with FeCl3 to create a colourful Fe3+ ion complex. Depending on the structure of the phenol examined, the hue ranges from purple to orange.
Alcohols do not produce colourful iron ion complexes. The emergence of a colour in this test is considered a positive test, indicating that phenol was present in the original solution.