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A is a lighter phenol and B is an aromatic carboxylic acid . Separation of a mixture of A and B can be carried out easily by using a solution of

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sodium HYDROXIDE
sodium sulphate
calcium CHLORIDE
sodium bicarbonate

Solution :CARBOXYLIC acids are soluble in sodium bicarbonate but phenol are not dissolve in it , so they are separated because carboxylic acid react with `NaHCO_(3)` and form sodium carboxylate
`R-COOH + NaHCO_(3) to R-COO^(-)NA^(+) + H_(2)CO_(3)`


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