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Reaction of Ethanoic Acid with Carbonates and Bicarbonates

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How would you experimentally distinguish b/w an alcohol and carboxylic acid?

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Alcohol is least acidic than carboxylic acid therefore do not react with sodium bicarbonate while carboxylic acid react to gives CO₂ gas.
CH₃COOH + NaHCO₃ â†’CH₃COONa + H₂O + CO₂

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