A suitable reagent for distinguish between ethanoic and ethanol is

  • A bromine water
  • B Fehling’s solution
  • C sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (iv)
  • D Ammoniacal silver trioxonitrate(V)
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The correct answer is C. sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (iv)

Sodium hydrogen trionocarbonate iv is the only distinguishing reagent between ethanoic and ethanol. Option A, B, D are not conspicuous in distinguishing between ethanoic and ethanol

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