Question

differentiate alcohol and carboxylic acid..plz give me answer fast and lenghty​

Answer 1

Answer:

Carboxylic acid acid will change blue litmus paper into red. (ii)Reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate – Alcohol has no reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) but in the case of Carboxylic acid it reacts with NaHCO3 which gives CH3COONa, CO2 and H2O.

Answer 2

Answer:

Alcohol are carbon compounds with the functional group -OH

eg

1. methanol - CH3OH
2. ethanol - CH3CH2OH
3. propanol - CH3CH2CH2OH

and so on.......

Carboxylic acid are carbon compounds with the functional group - COOH

EG

1. methanoic acid - HCOOH
2. ethanoic acid - CH3COOH

AND SO ON.......

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