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Assertion: Traces of moisture from phenol cann be easily removed by distilling with sodium metal. Reason: Wate is more acidic than phenol.

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If both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the true explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the true explanation o the assertion.
if assertion is true, but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution :Correct assertion. Last traces of MOISTURE cannot be removed from phenol by DISTILLING it with SODIUM metal.
Correct reason. Phenol being more acidic than water reacts with NA more readily than water.


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