(B) Phenol is acidic enough to react with strong bases like $NaOH$ to form sodium phenoxide $(C_{6}H_{5}ONa)$,which is water-soluble.Phenol is a weake

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It is soluble in aq. $NaOH$ and does not evolve $CO_{2}$ with aq. $NaHCO_{3}$

(B) Phenol is acidic enough to react with strong bases like $NaOH$ to form sodium phenoxide $(C_{6}H_{5}ONa)$,which is water-soluble.Phenol is a weaker acid than carbonic acid $(H_{2}CO_{3})$,therefore it cannot displace $CO_{2}$ from $NaHCO_{3}$.

Class 12 Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Properties of Phenols

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Which one of the following properties is exhibited by phenol?

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A
It is soluble in aq. $NaOH$ and evolves $CO_{2}$ with aq. $NaHCO_{3}$
B
It is soluble in aq. $NaOH$ and does not evolve $CO_{2}$ with aq. $NaHCO_{3}$
C
It is not soluble in aq. $NaOH$ but evolves $CO_{2}$ with aq. $NaHCO_{3}$
D
It is insoluble in aq. $NaOH$ and does not evolve $CO_{2}$ with aq. $NaHCO_{3}$