Distinguish between Ethanol and Ethanoic Acid?

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Posted by Akash Rai 5 years, 10 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 10 months ago
| Ethanol | Ethanoic acid |
| The functional group in ethanol is -OH alcohol. | And functional group in ethanoic acid is –COOH carboxylic acid |
| It has sweet odour |
It has pungent odour |
| It does not react with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) | It reacts with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) releasing CO2 gas. |
| It does not change the colour of blue litmus paper. | It can change the colour of blue litmus to red |
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Akash Rai 5 years, 10 months ago
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