JEE Main 2022 — Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 2)
Question
An antiseptic dettol is a mixture of two compounds '' and '' where has electrons and has electrons. What is ?
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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B
Terpineol
Step-by-step explanation

dettol is a mixture of chloroxylenol and terpineol. chloroxylenol has electrons and terpineol has electrons.
Hence,B is terpineol.
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