How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be differentiated on the basis of their physical and chemical properties?

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answered Mar 21, 2020 by Abhinay (61.2k points)
selected Mar 24, 2020 by Sandhya01

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Difference in physical properties:

Ethanol	Ethanoic acid
This is in liquid form at room temperature. Its melting point is 156° K.	Its melting point is 290K and hence it often freezes during winter in cold climates.
Difference in chemical properties
Ethanol will not react with metallic carbonates.	Ethanoic acid reacts with carbonates and Hydrogen carbonate and forms salts, carbon dioxide and water.