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answered 27 Mar 2026

How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties?

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Ethanol

Ethanoic acid

It does not react with sodium hydrogen carbonate

Bubbles and fizzes with sodium hydrogen carbonate

A good smell

Smells like vinegar

No action in litmus paper

Blue litmus paper to red

Burning taste

Sour taste

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