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The compound that does NOT liberate CO2, on treatment with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, is (A) Benzoic acid (B) Benzenesulphonic acid (C) Salicylic acid (D) Carbolic acid (Phenol) |
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Answer» (D) Carbolic acid (Phenol) pKa of PhOH (carbolic acid) is 9.98 and that of carbonic acid (H2CO3) is 6.63 thus phenol does not give effervescence with HCO\(^-_3\) ion. |
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