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Reaction of Ethanoic Acid with Carbonates and Bicarbonates

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Describe a test for carboxylic acids.

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Carboxylic acids react with sodium bicarbonate to form Sodium ethanoate and water along with carbon dioxide, which produces effervescence in the reaction mixture. This reaction is used as a test for the presence of carboxylic acids.

$C H_{3} C O O H + N a H C O_{3} ⟶ C H_{3} C O O N a + H_{2} O + C O_{2}$

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