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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesPREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVESEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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An anhydride and an ester can be distinguished with

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Answer:
C
Solution:

If an anhydride is warmed in water, it hydrolyses readily to RCOOH, which turns blue litmus to red. Under these conditions, an ester is not hydrolyzed in water.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
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