Acetic acid and CH₃COCl can be distinguished by

3 NaHCO test – Acetic acid react with NaHCO₃ to give CO₂ While acetyl chloride does not. Na Metal test– Acetic acid react with Na Metal to give H₂ gas while acetyl chloride does not. Comprehension Based Question Passage-1 Steam distillation is used to purify a compound which is steam volatile and insoluble in water. The impurities should not be steam volatile. It is based on the principle that liquid will boil when partial vapour pressure of liquid and partial vapour pressure of steam both become equal to atmospheric pressure, P = p1 + p2. It PRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 50 reduces the boilin