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JEE Main 2022Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 2)

Question

An antiseptic dettol is a mixture of two compounds 'A' and 'B' where A has 6π electrons and B has 2π electrons. What is B?

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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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