Question

Q1 You are given two colourless liquid compounds in two separate test tubes A and B Mention any two chemical methods to distinguish them as an ethanoic acid 2 and ethanol ?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Ethanol and ethanoic acid can be distinguished using sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate. <br> i. The compound which produces brisk effervescence of carbon dioxide, on reacting with sodium bicarbonate is ethanoic acid. <br>

underset("acid")underset("Ethanoic")(CH_(3)COOH)+underset("bicarbonate")underset("Sodium")(NaHCO_(3))rarr underset("ethanoate")underset("Sodium")(CH_(3)COONa)+underset("Water")(H_(2)O)+underset("Carbon dioxide")(CO_(2)uarr)

<br> ii. The other compounds which does not react with sodium bicarbonate to give effervescence is ethanol.