Question

differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid on the basic of physical and chemical properties

Answer 1

Physical Properties :-

$\textbf Ethanol$

1) It has pleasant smell.
2)It has burning taste.
3) Boiling point is 351K
4) Freezing point is 156K

$\textbf{Ethanoic Acid}$
1)It has pungent smell
2)It has sour taste
3)Melting point →290K
3)Boiling point →391k

Chemical Properties

$\textbf{Ethanol}$

1)It is nuetral in litmus paper.
2)It decolourise the pink colour of KMnO4
3) Does not react with caustic soda, sodium bicarbonate

$\textbf{Ethanoic Acid}$

1)It is changes litmus paper from blue to red.
2)It does not decolourise the pink colour of KMnO4
3) Do react with caustic soda, sodium bicarbonate