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Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well. The white precipitate formed during the process is [KCET (Med.) 2001; BIT 1992; AIIMS 1996; KCET 2001]

A)                 m-bromophenol

B)                 2, 4-dibromophenol

C)                 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol

D)                 A mixture of o- and p-bromophenols

Correct Answer: C

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