Chemistry, asked by sonukart936, 1 year ago

Simp;e chemical test to distinguih between formic acid and acetic acid

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Answered by reedingbeets

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Cacodyl oxide test . Treat both with As2O3 . Acetic acid will react to it to form cacodyl oxide , which is an obnoxious smelling compound . Formic acid will not react . The reaction is to be carried out first by treating with NaOH to form the respective sodium (acetate / formate) and then As2O3 should be treated with each of these .

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