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Give one chemical test each to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds: 

(i) Phenol to Benzoic acid 

(ii) 1-Propanol and 2-Propanol 

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(i) Add NaHCO3 to each. Phenol will not react, benzoic acid will give brisk effervescence due to CO2

(ii) Add I2 and NaOH. 2- Propanol will give yellow ppt. of iodoform, whereas 1- propanol will not give yellow ppt. 

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