Ethanol and ethanoic acid can be differentiate on the basis of :

melting point

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litmus paper test

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sodium bicarbonate

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is C All of these
1) Melting point of ethanoic acid is 290K while that of ethanol is 156K.
2) Ethanol does not react with litmus paper while ethanoic acid turns blue litmus paper to red.
3) Ethanol does not react with sodium bicarbonate while ethanoic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate giving effervescence with evolution of carbon dioxide gas.

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