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Question
Name one chemical compound which can be used to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid.
Solution
Sodium hydrogencarbonate is the compound which can be used to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid. It gives effervescence of carbon dioxide, with ethanoic acid.
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