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Question
Name one chemical compound which can be used to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid.
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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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