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What is the difference between ethanol and ethanoic acid |
| Answer» \tEthanol: Ethanol is a monohydric alcohol with a sweet smell which boils at 78.5°C. It is the only hydrocarbon which dissolves in water in all proportions.\tEthanol reacts with alkaline KMnO4 to give ethanoic acid while ethanoic acid does not react with alkaline KMnO4.\tEthanol: Hydroxyl group (-OH group) is the functional group in ethanol. It is the characteristic property of alcohols. All alcohols have at least one –OH group in their structure.\tEthanol: Ethanol neither reacts with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) nor changes the colour of a blue litmus paper. Therefore, it is less acidic than ethanoic acid.\tEthanoic acid: It is a weak monoprotic acid in aqueous solution (pKa=4.76). Liquid acetic acid is a polar solvent like water. It dissolves both polar liquids such as sugars and salts, and non-polar liquids such as oils and elements like sulphur and iodine. It is readily and completely miscible with water chloroform, and hexane. Acetic acid has a strong pungent smell.Ethanoic acid: The functional group in ethanoic acid is a –COOH group. It is common for all carboxylic acids.Ethanoic acid: Ethanoic acid is a weak acid which reacts with Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) releasing Carbon dioxide gas. Also, it turns blue litmus into red. | |