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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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Physical properties :
`{:("Ethanol" , "Ethanoic acid"),(1 "It has pleasant smell","It has vinegar-like smell"),(2 "It has a burning taste","It is sour in taste"),(3 "It does not freeze in winters","It freezes in winters"):}`
Chemical properties :
`{:("Ethanol","Ethanoic acid"),(1. "It does not react with" NaHCO_3,"It gives" CO_2 "with" NaHCO_3),(2 " It burns with blue flame","It does not burn with blue flame"),(3 " It does not affect blue litmus","It turns blue litmus red"):}`
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