Question

Differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid on the basis of any three physical properties and two chemical properties.






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Answer 1

Answer:

Ethanol has no carbonyl group, is basic while Acetic acid is acidic, and ethanol is a smaller molecule. Because of the lack of a carbonyl group, ethanol will reflect light differently on FT-IR.

Answer 2

Answer:

For starters: Ethanol has no carbonyl group, is basic while Acetic acid is acidic, and ethanol is a smaller molecule. Because of the lack of a carbonyl group, ethanol will reflect light differently on FT-IR.

Explanation:

Ethanol

Physical properties:-

1.It is liquid at room temperature.

2.Its melting point is 153K and boiling point is 351K.

3.It is a good solvent and used in medicines and tonics.

4.It is soluble in water in all proportions.

Chemical properties:-

1.It reacts with sodium leading to the evolution of hydrogen.

2Na + 2C³CH²OH —› 2CH³CH²ONa + H²

2.The functional group is OH.

3.The suffix in IUPAC name is 'ol'.

4.Heating with conc. H²SO⁴ at 443K results in dehydration to give ethane.