Question

Ethanol And Acetic Acid React To Form Ethyl Acetate And Water According To The Equation:C2H5OH + CH3COOH CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The equation for the equilibrium is

CH

3

COOH

+

m

C

2

H

5

OH

l

l

⇌

CH

3

COOC

2

H

5

+

H

2

O

or

m

l

HOAc

m

+

m

m

EtOH

m

l

⇌

m

m

EtOAc

m

l

l

+

H

2

O

Step 1. Calculate the moles of starting materials

Moles of EtOH

=

2.3

g EtOH

×

1 mol EtOH

46.07

g EtOH

=

0.0499 mol EtOH

Moles of HOAc

=

3.0

g HOAc

×

1 mol HOAc

60.05

g HOAc

=

0.0500 mol HOAc

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