NEET 2026 Chemistry question
In a test tube containing a salt, a few drops of dilute was added, which gave colourless vapours having the smell of vinegar. The vapours turned the blue litmus paper red. Identify the **correct** anion from the following :
Answer: (3)
Solution
Acetates react with dil. to give acetic acid vapours, 2CH_3COO^- + H_2SO_4 \rightarrow 2CH_3COOH + SO_4^{2-}; acetic acid has a vinegar smell and, being
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