Describe a test for carboxylic acid.
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Solution
Carboxylic acids react with sodium bicarbonate to form Sodium ethanoate and water along with carbon dioxide, which produces effervescence in the reaction mixture. This reaction is used as a test for the presence of carboxylic acids.
`CH_3 COOH + NaHCO_3 -> CH_3 COONa + CO_2 + H_2O`
Concept: Ethanoic Acid
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