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List two tests for experimentally distinguishing between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid and describe how these tests are performed?

Posted by Manisha Dhibar 5 years, 8 months ago

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Meghna Thapar 5 years, 8 months ago

Activity:

(i) Take 1 ml of pure ethanol (absolute alcohol) in a test-tube and add 1 ml of glacial ethanoic acid to it. Then add 2 or 3 drops of concentrated sulphuric acid to the mixture.

(ii) Warm the test-tube containing above reaction mixture in hot water bath (a beaker containing hot water) for about 5 minute.

(iii) Pour the contents of the test-tube in about 50 ml of water taken in another beaker and smell it.

(iv) A sweet smell is obtained indicating the formation of an ester.

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