(a) Name the gas evolved when ethanol reacts with sodium. (b) What type of compound is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol in the presence of conc. H2SO4 ? (c) What will you observe when dilute ethanoic acid and dilute hydrochloric acid are put on universal indicator paper, one by one? What does it show?
When acetylene reacted with hydrochloric acid in presence of HgCl2 the product obtained is