Chemistry, asked by kritidey, 1 year ago

Differentiate between ethanol nd ethanoic acid with the help of chemical experiment

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Answered by swethasrri
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Add sodium bi carbonate NaHCO3 and effervescence occurs with the evolution of CO2  in case of ethanoic acid .But ethanol does not show any reaction.

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OishiBanerjee: Ethanoic acid is a weak acid so it does not liberate carbon dioxide much it's concentration is negligible
Answered by OishiBanerjee
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Ethanol does not turn blue litmus red while ethanoic acid does it
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