Give a chemical test to distinguish between alcohol and carboxylic acid. (ii) describe sapenification?
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we can differentiate between carboxylic acid and alcohol by litmus test.
In litmus test the carboxylic acid turns blue litmus into red.
But, in the case of alcohal no colour change happens
saphonification reaction
CH3COOH+NaOH=CH3COONa+H2O
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