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Alchemist
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Need help with carbon and its compounds

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Hi,

Can somebody please answer this question

1.How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid ?

Thx in advance :D
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low pH, Acid is acidic
Melting and boiling point different.
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