Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.

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CASE_STUDIESChemical Tests to Distinguish Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids7 sub-questions

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Distinguish with a suitable chemical test : (1) CH₃COCH₂CH₃ and CH₃CH₂CH₂CHO (2) Ethanal and Ethanoic acid

Give a simple chemical test to distinguish between ethanoic acid and ethanal.

Chemical Tests to Distinguish Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids

Give a simple chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and ethanal.

Write the chemical test to distinguish between each of the following pairs of compounds. (i) Ethanol and propan-1-al (ii) Phenol and benzoic acid