Phenol reacts with bromine under different conditions to give different products. Judge the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) below.

• Assertion (A): Phenol with bromine water gives a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol.
• Reason (R): The –OH group activates the benzene ring so strongly that, in a polar solvent such as water, bromine substitutes at every free ortho and para position without a Lewis acid.