A student adds bromine water to an aqueous solution of phenol in a test tube. What is the characteristic observation for this reaction?
Q1. A student adds bromine water to an aqueous solution of phenol in a test tube. What is the characteristic observation for this reaction?
Answer: White precipitate
Explanation: Phenol reacts with bromine water to give a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol. Bromine in CCl4 would give a different product (monobrominated).