How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid ?
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we can distinguish alcohol and carboxylic acid on the basis of their reaction with carbonate and hydrogen carbonates .
Acid reacts with carbonate and hydrogen carbonate to evolve CO2 gas that turns limewater milky .
metal carbonate+ carboxylic acid--> salt + water +
carbon dioxide
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on the basis of their reaction with carbonate and hydrogen carbonate.....
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