MCQEasyJEE Main 2025 · 7 April, Shift 2Carboxylic Acids

Chemistry Question from JEE Main 2025 · 7 April, Shift 2

Mixture of 1g1 \, \text{g} each of chlorobenzene, aniline and benzoic acid is dissolved in 50mL50 \, \text{mL} ethyl acetate and placed in a separating funnel, 5M5 \, \text{M} NaOH (30mL30 \, \text{mL}) was added in the same funnel. The funnel was shaken vigorously and then kept aside. The ethyl acetate layer in the funnel contains :

  • A

    benzoic acid

  • B

    benzoic acid and aniline

  • C

    benzoic acid and chlorobenzene

  • D

    chlorobenzene and aniline

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