how to differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid on basis of chemical properties?

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Differences between ethanol and ethanoic acid:
Ethanol Ethanoic acid
1. It is an alcohol with pleasant and sweet smell. 1. It is an acid with pungent smell.
2.It does not affect litmus paper. 2. It turns blue litmus paper to red by producing H⁺ion
3.It does not give brisk effervescence (release of CO₂) with NaHCO₃(sodium bicarbonate)
3. It produces CO₂ with Sod. bicarbonate as
CH₃COOH + Na HCO₃ -> CH₃COONa + CO₂ â†‘ + H₂O
4. It does not react with NaOH (strong alkali)
4. It reacts with NaOH to give salt and water as:
CH₃COOH + NaOH -> CH₃COONa + H₂O
5.It reacts with alkaline KMnO₄ to give ethanoic acid. 5. It does not react with alkaline KMnO₄

Ethanol	Ethanoic acid
1. It is an alcohol with pleasant and sweet smell.	1. It is an acid with pungent smell.
2.It does not affect litmus paper.	2. It turns blue litmus paper to red by producing H⁺ion
3.It does not give brisk effervescence (release of CO₂) with NaHCO₃(sodium bicarbonate)	3. It produces CO₂ with Sod. bicarbonate as CH₃COOH + Na HCO₃ -> CH₃COONa + CO₂ â†‘ + H₂O
4. It does not react with NaOH (strong alkali)	4. It reacts with NaOH to give salt and water as: CH₃COOH + NaOH -> CH₃COONa + H₂O
5.It reacts with alkaline KMnO₄ to give ethanoic acid.	5. It does not react with alkaline KMnO₄

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