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Write a chemical test to distinguish between Acetic acid and Acetone.

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(i) Acetic acid reacts with `NaHCO_3` to gives effervescence due to evolution of `CO_2`.
` underset("Acetic acid")(CH_3 COOH) +NaHCO_3 to CH_2 COONa +H_2O +CO_2`
Acetone does not give this test.
(ii) `{:(CH_3 -CO-CH_3 +4I_2 +6NaOH to CHI_3 +CH_3COONa+5Nal +5H_2 O),("Acetone Iodoform"):}`
Acetic acid does not give this test.
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