distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid chemically
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Ethanol has sweet odour whileethanoic acid has pungent odour.Ethanol does not react with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) but ethanoic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) releasing CO2 gas. Ethanol does not change the colour of blue litmus paper while ethanoic acid change the colour of blue litmus to red.
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Ethanol are belongs to the Alcohol group where as Ethanoic acid are belongs to Carboxylic acid group.
Formula of Etanol:-C2H5OH
and Etanoic acid formula is C2H4COOH.
Formula of Etanol:-C2H5OH
and Etanoic acid formula is C2H4COOH.
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