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Question
Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
Acetone and acetic acid
Short Note
Solution
Acetone and acetic acid:
Acetone will not react with sodium carbonate but acetic acid react with sodium carbonate and produces brisk effervescence of CO2.
\[\ce{2CH3COOH + Na2CO3 -> 2CH3COONa + H2O + CO2 ^}\]
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