How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties?
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Explanation:
ethanol physical properties are
(1)it is a colourless liquid;having pleasant smell
(2) It has boiling point of 351 Kelvin
(3) It is lighter than water
(4) It is neutral towards litmus
(5) It has freezing point of 156 kelvin
ethanol chemical properties are
(1) reaction with sodium : ethanol reacts with sodium resulting in the evolution of hydrogen gas
Eqn=2na+2ch3ch2oh=2ch3ch2ona+H2
ethanoic acid physical properties are
(1)it is a colourless smelling liquid
(2)it has melting point of 290 Kelvin
(3)it has boiling point of 390 Kelvin
(4) it it is miscible with water in all propertions
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ethanoic acid chemical properties are
(1) it is acidic in nature
(2)it turns from from Blue Litmus to red
(3)it is weaker acid than hydrochloric acid
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