Physical properties:

The melting point of ethanol is -114.1 °C and ethanoic acid is 16.6 °C. Ethanoic acid melting point is below the room temperature it freezes during winters. Ethanol is liquid at room temperature, but ethanoic acid is solid at room temperature. Ethanol has a pleasant smell and ethanoic acid is vinegar smell.

Chemical Properties:

Ethanol is alcohol and ethanoic acid is carboxylic acid. When alcohol and carboxylic acid reacts with carbonates and bicarbonates than only carboxlylic acid reacts with carbonates and bicarbonates and evolve the \(CO_2\) gas that turns lime water milky.

\(CH_3COOH + NaHCO_3\) or \(Na_2CO_3CH_3COONa + CO_2 + H_2O\)