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Q.Carbolic acid is

a) Phenol
b) Picric acid
c) benzoic acid
d) phenylacetic acid
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Step 1. 'Carbolic acid' is a historical common name, not a systematic one, dating from phenol's early industrial use as a disinfectant/antiseptic (carbolic soap, carbolic lotion). …

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