Question:
Can sodium be used to distinguish between ethanol and etanoic acid? If not then why is sodium used as a test for ethanoic acid?
Answer:
Acetic acid reacts with Sodium bicarbonate to produce carbon dioxide.
Yes sodium can be used for distinguish test in ethanol as it does not give brisk effervescence with sodiumbicarbonate and also does not react with sodium hydroxide.
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