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How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties?
Differences in physical properties:
i. Ethanol has a pleasant smell, whereas ethanoic acid smells like .
ii. Ethanol has a burning taste, whereas ethanoic acid has a taste.
iii. The boiling point of ethanol is (351 K), whereas that of ethanoic acid is comparatively high (391 K).
Differences in chemical properties:
i. Ethanol has no action on any litmus paper, but ethanoic acid turns litmus to red.
ii. Ethanol does not react with sodium hydrogen carbonate, but ethanoic acid gives brisk effervescence of with sodium hydrogen carbonate.
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