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Microscale chemistry: the chemical properties of hydroxybenzene

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Observe and interpret some of the chemical reactions of hydroxybenzene (phenol) inside a plastic petri dish

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16-18 years

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- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 4: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS
      - 4.3 Alcohols and phenols
        (c) acidity of phenol and its reactions with bromine and ethanoyl chloride
        (d) FeCl₃(aq) test for phenols

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