Chemistry · Alcohols, Ethers and Phenols

JEE Main 2026 — 5 April, Morning Shift — Question 66

One mole of phenol is treated with dilute HNO3\mathrm{HNO}_{3} at 298 K to give a mixture of products. The mixture is separated by steam distillation. The seam volatile compound ( X ) is separated. The increase in percentage of oxygen in (X) with respect to phenol is ____\_\_\_\_ 10−1%10^{-1} \% (Given molar mass in gmol−1H:1,C:12, N:14\mathrm{g} \mathrm{mol}^{-1} \mathrm{H}: 1, \mathrm{C}: 12, \mathrm{~N}: 14, O:16).

Answer: 175

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Step-by-step solution

% oxygen in phenol=1694×100=17.02%\% \text{ oxygen in phenol}=\frac{16}{94}\times 100 = 17.02\% % oxygen in o-Nitrophenol (CX6HX5NOX3)\% \text{ oxygen in o-Nitrophenol } (\ce{C6H5NO3}) Molecular mass=CX6HX5NOX3=139 g/mol\text{Molecular mass} = \ce{C6H5NO3} = 139\ \text{g/mol} =48139×100=34.53%= \frac{48}{139}\times 100 = 34.53\% % increase=(34.53−17.02)=17.5\% \text{ increase} = (34.53 - 17.02) = 17.5 17.5×10−1=17517.5 \times 10^{-1} = 175 Answer\text{Answer}
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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Alcohols, Ethers and Phenols
Topic
Phenols
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