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

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Sodium hydrogen carbonate can be used to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid. It gives brisk effervescence of carbon dioxide, with ethanoic acid but not with ethanol.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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