Question

write the difference between ethanol and ethanoic acid based on physical properties ​

Answer 1

ethanol is c2h5oh and ethanol acid is ch3cooh or acitic acid

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Answer 2

Ethanol vs Ethanoic

▪Ethanol acid physical properties :

1. Ethanol has a pleasant smell.

2. The boiling point of ethanol is 351k.

3.Ethanol reacts with alkaline KMnO4 to give ethanoic acid.

4. Ethanol does not react with Sodium hydrogencarbonate.

▪Ethanoic acid physical properties:

1.Ethanoic acid has the smell of vinegar.
2.The boiling point of ethanoic acid is 391 k.
3.Ethanoic acid does not react with alkaline KMno4.
4. It gives brisk effervescence with sodium hydrogencarbonate:

CH3COOH+NaHCO3------->CH3COOHNA+H2O+CO2

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