Which of the following will give brisk effervescence with sodium hydrogen carbonate and why?

CH3COOH,      CH3CH2OH


CH3COOH (ethanoic acid) gives brisk effervescence with sodium hydrogencarbonate.

Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogencarbonate (base) to give sodium ethanoate, carbon dioxide, and water. Effervescence is observed due to the evolution of carbon dioxide.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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