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JEE Main 2025Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Question with Solution

JEE Main 2025 (7 Apr Shift 2)

Question

Mixture of 1 g each of chlorobenzene, aniline and benzoic acid is dissolved in 50 mL ethyl acetate and placed in a separating funnel, 5 M NaOH ( 30 mL) was added in the same funnel. The funnel was shaken vigorously and then kept aside. The ethyl acetate layer in the funnel contains :

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Correct answer
Dchlorobenzene and aniline

Step-by-step explanation


Organic layer in funnel are mixture of chloro benzene and aniline

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