IpheshelweshiIngxenye equkethe indandatho ye-benzene neqembu le-hydroxyl. Kumakhemikhali, ama-alcohols achazwa njengezinhlanganisela eziqukethe iqembu le-hydroxyl kanye ne-hydrocarbon chain. Ngakho-ke, ngokususelwa kule ncazelo, i-phenol akuyona utshwala.

Kodwa-ke, uma sibheka ukwakheka kwe-phenol, siyabona ukuthi iqukethe iqembu le-hydroxyl. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-phenol inezimpawu ezithile zotshwala. Kodwa-ke, isakhiwo sikaPenol sehlukile esakhiweni sezinye izimo ezinotshwala ngoba inendandatho ye-benzene. Le ndandatho ye-benzene inika i-phenol izakhiwo zayo ezihlukile nezimpawu ezihlukile kulabo botshwala.

Ngakho-ke, ngokuya ngezici ezihlelekile ze-phenol notshwala, singasho ukuthi i-phenol akuyona utshwala. Kodwa-ke, uma sibheka kuphela iqiniso lokuthi uPhenol uqukethe iqembu le-hydroxyl, khona-ke unezimpawu ezithile zotshwala. Ngakho-ke, impendulo yombuzo othi "Ingabe Uphuna Utshwala?" ayinakuba nje yebo noma cha. Kuya ngesimo kanye nencazelo yotshwala esiyisebenzisayo.