What do you notice when acetic acid reacts with
(a) litmus, (b) metals, (c) alkalies, (d) alcohol?

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Action of acetic acid with:

(a) Litmus: It turns blue litmus red.

(b) Metals: Acetic acid reacts with metals like zinc, magnesium etc., producing hydrogen.

(c) Alkalies: Acetic acid forms salts with alkalies
$C H_{3} C O O H A c e t i c a c i d + N a O H \to C H_{3} C O O N a S o d i u m a c e t a t e + H_{2} O$

(d) Alcohol: Acetic acid reacts with alcohol in the presence of conc. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ , forming esters.
$C H_{3} C O O H A c e t i c a c i d + C_{2} H_{5} O H E t h y l a l c o h o l C o n c . H_{2} S O_{4} - ------- \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} E t h y l a c e t a t e (E s t e r) + H_{2} O$

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