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How do you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid ?

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Solution :THEFORMULA for cyclopentane is `C_5 H_(10)` . Its electron dot structure is given below.

We can distinguish betwecn an alcohol and a CARBOXYLIC acid on the basis of their reaction with carbonate and hydrogen carbonates. Acids reacts with carbonate and hydrogen carbonate to EVOLVE `CO_2` GAS that turms lime water milky.
Metal carbonate / metal hydrogen carbonate + carboxylic acid.
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Salt + water + CARBONDIOXIDE .
Alcohols on the other hand, do not react with carbonates and hydrogencarbonates.


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