Question

Class 10ChemistryCarbon and Its Compounds

Give a chemical test to distinguish between:

(i) Ethane and ethene

(ii) Ethanol and ethanoic acid

(iii) Soaps and detergents.

Verified Answer

(i) Ethene decolorizes the yellow colour of bromine water while ethane does not.

(ii) Ethanoic acid gives a brisk effervescence with sodium hydrogen carbonate while ethanol does not.

(iii) Soaps form curdy white precipitate or scum with hard water while detergents do not form any precipitate.