Question
What are the uses of phenol?
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Answer
- About half of world production of phenol is used for making phenol formaldehyde resin. (Bakel ite).
- Phenol is a starting material for the preparation of
- drugs such as phenacetin, Salol, aspirin, etc.
- phenolphthalein indicator.
- explosive like picric acid.
- It is used as an antiseptic – carbolic lotion and carbolic soaps.
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