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Q. Which of the following compounds will react with $ NaHCO_{3}$ solution to give sodium salt and carbon dioxide?

Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2005

Solution:

$\underset{\text{acetic acid}}{CH _{3} COOH} + \underset{\text{sodium bicarbonate}}{NaHCO _{3}} \rightarrow CH _{3} COONa + CO _{2} \uparrow+ H _{2} O$
This reaction is used to detect presence of COOH (carboxylic) group in organic compounds.