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Assertion :Alcohol and a carboxylic acid is distinguished by sodium bicarbonate test. Reason: An aqueous solution of NaHCO3 produces brisk effervescence due to the evolution of CO2 with carboxylic acid.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Sodium bicarbonate test:
Take a small amount of each compound in a test tube and add to it an aqueous solution of NaHCO3. The compound which produces brisk effervescence due to the evolution of CO2must be a carboxylic acid.

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