Question

भौतिक एवं रासायनिक गुणधर्मों के आधार पर एथनॉल एवं एथेनॉइक अम्ल में आप कैसे अंतर करेंगे?

Answer 1

On the basis of chemical property :

If we add ethanoic acid to ethanol then fruity smelling ester will be obtained.

On the other hand , if we add ethanoic acid to ethanoic acid , then no reaction occurs.

The reaction will take place under an acidic medium such as concentrated sulphuric acid.

This is a test to distinguish chemically .

Physical property :

Physical properties includes smell of compounds.

Ethanol has a sweet odour while ethanoic acid has a pungent smelling odour.

This is a physical test.

Answer 2

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Ethanol


a) The functional group in ethanol is -OH alcohol.

b) It has sweet odour.

c) It does not react with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃).

d) It does not change the colour of blue litmus paper.



Ethanoic acid


a) And functional group in ethanoic acid is –COOH carboxylic acid.

b) It has pungent odour.

c) It reacts with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) releasing CO2 gas.

d) It can change the colour of blue litmus to red.




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