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Question
If you are asked to report your observations about the following two properties of acetic acid, what would you report?
(i) Odour
(ii) Effect on litmus
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Solution
(i) Odour: Acetic acid has punget smell.
(ii) Effect on litmus: Acetic acid turns blue litmus to red.
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