Lucas test is used to make distinguation between $1 °, 2 °$ and $3 °$ alcohols.
$R O H + \underset{c o n c .}{H C l} \overset{a n y d r o u s Z n C l_{2}}{\to} \underset{w h i t e t u r v i d i t y}{R C l ↓} + H_{2} O$
This shown that –

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Lucas test is used to make distinguation between 1 ° , 2 ° and 3 ° alcohols. R O H + H C l c o n c . → a n y d r o u s Z n C l 2 R C l ↓ w h i t e t u r v i d i t y + H 2 O This shown that –

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ROH behaves as a base and gets protonated. Greater the value of p K a (teritary alcohols), greater the reactivity with conc. H C l and thus sooner the formation of turbidity

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