Question

how would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and carboxylic acid​

Answer 1

Answer:

lucas test

Explanation:

in the lucas test alcohol forms turbidity but carboxylic acid don't undergoes in Lucas test

Answer 2

ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴜʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ:-⏬⏬

ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏxʏʟɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʟɪᴛᴍᴜs ᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ 

(ɪ)ʟɪᴛᴍᴜs ᴛᴇsᴛ – ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴍᴜs ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ. ᴄᴀʀʙᴏxʏʟɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴍᴜs ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴅ.

(ɪɪ)ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ – ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ ʜᴀs ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ (ɴᴀʜᴄᴏ3) ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏxʏʟɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴀʜᴄᴏ3 ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴄʜ3ᴄᴏᴏɴᴀ, ᴄᴏ2 ᴀɴᴅ ʜ2ᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍɪʟᴋʏ