Question

What are homologous series of compounds ? List any
two chara Peristics of
homologous series How would you distinguish experimentally between and an alcohol and a carboxylic acid on the basis of a chemical property.
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Answer 1

(i)Litmus test – Alcohol will have no effect on the litmus paper. ... (ii)Reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate – Alcohol has no reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) but in the case of Carboxylic acid it reacts with NaHCO3 which gives CH3COONa, CO2 and H2O.

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