Question

What do you observe when you add a few drops of acetic acid to a test tube containing distilled water universal indicator sodium hydrogen carbonate powder?

Answer 1

When distilled water is added to ethanoic acid a Homogeneous solution will be obtained and that solution will be colourless and transparent this shows that ethanoic acid or acetic acid in soluble in water. It is used to check the solubility of acetic acid.

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Answer 2

Acetic acid will form a clear solution after reaction with distilled water

Acetic acid will change colour of universal indicator to orange

Acetic acid on reaction with nahco3 will give a brisk effervesence due to carbon dioxide produced