Question

Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid.

Answer 1

Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid. Answer: Ethanoic acid turns blue litmus solution red being acidic in nature, whereas ethanol doesn't change the colour of the litmus solution.

Answer 2

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A TEST TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ETHANOL AND ETHANOIC ACID AS FOLLOWS -


1) Reaction with NaHCO3

On Adding Sodium Carbonate Carboxylic acid gives CO2 gas whereas Ethanoic Acid does not give CO2



2) PH paper - Ethanoic Acid turns blue litmus red whereas no such reaction takes place with Ethanol .


3) Heated - when Ethanoic Acid is heated the H2 gas burns with effervescence whereas when Ethanol is heated H2 gas does not burns with effevecense.



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