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

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Acetic acid reacts with `NaHCO_(3)` to gives effervescence due to evolution of `CO_(2)`.
`underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)+NaHCO_(3) rarr CH_(3)COONa+H_(2)O +CO_(2)`
Acetone does not give this test.
(ii) `underset("Acetone")(CH_(3)-CO-CH_(3)+4I_(2)+6NaOH rarr underset("Iodoform")(CHI_(3)) +CH_(3)COONa +5Nal +5H_(2)O`
Acetone Iodoform Acetic acid does not give this test.
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