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Is ethanol C2H5OH acidic in nature ???? |
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Answer» Yes it shows acidic characters in some cases like esterification Lekin yaar when we mix it with water it neither liberates H+ ions nor OH- ions .So its contradictory ? Yes absolutely Nahi bahi No Yo No, because it has OH group with the alkyl group having H ions so ethanol is neutral as H and OH together makes H2O that is neutral with a pH of 7 Yes Yep? Yes ethanol is acidic in nature because it turns blue Litmus to red when he was reacted with ethanoic acid after the Oxidation reaction you should check ethanol is an acidic in nature |
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