Question

what are physical properties and uses of ethanol and ethanoic acid?

Answer 1

physical properties of ethanol
⇒it is a colourless inflammable and sweet smelling liquid
⇒it is miscible with water
⇒ethanol can cause drunkenness on consumption even in small quantity of dillute ethanol
⇒extreamly poisionous when consumed in pure form

uses of ethanol
⇒ethanol is used in pharmaceutical preparetion like tincture of iodine,cough syrups and tonics.
⇒ethanol is used for manufacturing of organic compounds like acetaldehyde,acetic acid and chloroform.
⇒ethanol is used as a preservation of biological specimen

physical properties of ethanoic acid
ethanoic acid is coloureless corrosive liquid with a pungent odour
⇒melting point of pure ethanoic acid is 17°
 ⇒reezes during the winters and known as glacial acetic acid
⇒miscible  with wather,ether and ethyl alcohol

uses of ethanoic acid
⇒preserve food items
⇒manufacturing artificial fibers
⇒ethanoic acid used for coagulating latex to prepare rubber from it
⇒it is used as reagent in the laboratory
⇒it is used for preparation of perfumes