A carbon compound x turns blue litmus to red and has a molecular formula c2h4o2. Identify x and draw its structure. Write chemical equation for the reaction and name of the product formed in each case when x reacts with 5 (a) ethanol in the presence of conc. H2so4 (b) sodium carbonate.
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It is ethanoic acid, ch3cooh.
In first case it forms ch3cooch3,. ( ester).
In second case it forms CH3COONa and CO2
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X is ethanoic acid
H.
HC-C-OH
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H. O
conc. h2so4
a. CH3COOH+CH3CH2OH-------->
CH3COOC2H5 (ESTER)
b. CH3COOH+ Na2CO3-------> CH3COONa +H2O +CO2
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