Looking at the structure, the methyl group is closer to the carboxylic acid group on2-methyl-3-nitrobenzoic acid, while the nitro group is closer to the carboxylic acid group on 3-methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid.
a
drink it
Litmus paper can only distinguish acid from base, but you should be able to easily distinguish those two acids by their distinctive odors.
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
drink it
a
Litmus paper can only distinguish acid from base, but you should be able to easily distinguish those two acids by their distinctive odors.
an acid donates the h plus ion and alkali does the opposite
it has (red acid) and a (blue base)
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.
About 10 distinguish Acids and bases. ( written by and 11 year old)
The acetic acid is C2H4O2. It is often written has CH3CO2 to distinguish it from its isomers.
Benzoic acid will give brisk effervescence on reacting with sodium bicarbonate.
Formic acid gives positive result in both tollen's test and fehlings test. but acetic acid doesnot.
A music acid is an aldaric acid obtained by nitric acid oxidation of galactose. A music acid test helps distinguish galactose and lactose from other reducing sugars.
They may be distinguish by treating their solutions with sodium bicarbonate, benzoic acid produces the bubbles of carbon dioxide but phenyl compounds do not.