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When phenol is treated with D_(2)SO_(4)//D_(2)O, some of the hydrogens get exchanged. The final product in the exchange reaction is

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Solution :OH GROUP is o, p-directing. Therefore, sulphonation-desulphonation introduces D ATOMS at TWO o- ad one p-position. Further, due to acidic nature of OH, H gets REPLACED by D. THUS, option (a) is correct.


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