How to differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid with a suitable chemical reaction?
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we can distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid by reacting them with a metallic carbonate like Na2CO3 or a bicarbonate like NaHCO3 .......
ethanoic acid reacts to give to give CO2 and no reaction takes place in case of ethanol.
2CH3COOH + Na2CO3 ----------> CH3COONa + H2O + CO2
CH3CH2OH +Na2CO3 -------------> NO REACTION...
same case with NaHCO3
hope this helps :)
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