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How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties ?

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(i)Ethanol has a pleasant smell whereas ethanooic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properites?
(ii) Ethanol has no acition on limus paper whereas ethonic acid truns blue litmus paper to red.
(iiii) Ethanol has no reaction with sodium hydrogencarbonate but ethanoic acid agives brisjk effervescence with sodium hydrogencarbonate.
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