Give two tests to show that $C H_{3} C O O H$ is acidic in nature.

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Test show that $C H_{3} C O O H$ is acidic are:

When the litmus test is done, acetic acid turns blue litmus to red.

Acetic acid reacts with bases to form salt of sodium acetate and water. Its an acid-base neutralization reaction.

$C H_{3} C O O H + N a O H \to C H_{3} C O O N a + H_{2} O$

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