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Ethanoic Acid or Acetic Acid

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On adding acetic acid to soild sodium hydrogen carbonate, a student observes the liberation of a (A) greenish yellow gas with pungent smell. (b) colourless and odourless gas.(C) yellow coloured, odourless gas, (d) colourless gas with smell of rotten eggs.

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Reaction of acetic acid with sodium hydrogen carbonates takes place withthe evolutionof carbon dioxide gas. CO₂is a colourless and odourless gas. The following chemical reaction takes place.
CH₃COOH + NaHCO₃â†’ CH₃COONa + CO₂+ H₂O

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