Question

activity to prepare the Easter by using ethanol and acetic acid​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Since the equilibrium does not favor the formation of the ester, it must be shifted to the right, in favor of the product, by using an excess of one of the starting materials.

Acetic acid is used in excess because it is less expensive than isopentyl alcohol and more easily removed from the reaction mixture..

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Take 1 ml of ethanol and 1 ml of glacial acetic acid along with a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid in a test tube.

Warm it in a water bath or a beaker containing water for at least five minutes.

Pour the warm contents into a beaker containing 20-50 ml of water and observe the odour of the resulting mixture.

We will notice that the resulting mixture is a sweet odoured substance.

This substance is nothing but ethyl acetate, an ester.

This reaction is called esterification reaction.