Question

A student wants to test a given solution for ethanoic acid. He picks up some sodium carbonate and strip of blue litmus paper. What would his observations be if the given solution was ethanoic acid.

Answer 1

Heya Friend !!

Here's ur answer :-

Ethanoic acid :- ( CH3COOH )


# Observation With Sodium Carbonate

When Sodium Carbonate is reacted with Ethanoic acid then Sodium acetate with water and Carbon dioxide is formed.

Reaction :-

CH3COOH + Na2CO3 ----> CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O


# Observation With Blue litmus paper


Ethanoic acid will turn the blue litmus into red.
Which Implies that the solution of Ethanoic acid is acidic in nature.


@Altaf