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Give the chemical test to distinguish:(i) Ethyl alcohol and sec-propyl alcohol(ii) Acetaldehyde and acetic acid

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(i) Victor Meyer’s test: Ethyl alcohol gives blood red colouration but sec-propyl alcohol gives deep blue colouration.

(ii) Acetic acid gives CO2 gas (effervescence) with NaHCO3 solution but acetaldehyde does not.



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