Question
Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the reactions with $.........$

Answer

Phenol reacts with bromine water to give a colourless tribromo derivative and gives a violet coloured complex with $\ce{FeCl_3}.$ Ethanol does not give these reactions.

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