Question

Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanol in the presence of conc. H2so4 to form a compound

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

This reaction is an example of pseudo first order reaction.

The product formed here is CH3COOC2H5,a fruity smell is emitted in the reaction.

This reaction is used to test for presence of esters.

Answer 2

RCOOH+ROH

H

+

RCOOR+H

2

O

This is called esterification reaction as the formation of ester takes place.