Question

chemical properties of ethanol is different from methane ethanate

Answer 1

difference between chemical properties of ethanol and methane ethanoate

1. chemical formulae:-  methane ethanoate CH3-O-COC2H5

                                       ethanol C2H5OH

2. No. of carbon atoms:- 3 in methane ethanoate and 2 in ethanol

3. Functional group:- ester in methane ethanoate and alcohol in ethanol

4. There is acidic proton in ethanol but no such in ester