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How would you distinguished between an alcohol and carboxylic acid ?

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Answered by TheLifeRacer
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Ans :- An alcohal is a neural organic compound whereas a carboxylic acid is acidic in nature .we can distinguished between an alcohal and carboxylic acid by using sodium hydrogen carbonate a fellow .

we take an alcohal and w carboxylic acid in the separate test - tube and add some sodium hydrogen carbonate solution to each test - tube .

a) The organic compound which produces brick effervescence on adding sodium hydrogen carbonate due to the evolution of carbon dioxide gas will be a carboxylic acid.

b ) The organic Compound which no effect on sodium hydrogen carbonate will be an alcohol.

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