ethanol is warmed with ethanoic acid to form methyl Ethyl acetate in the presence of concentration sulfuric acid write balanced chemical equation for reaction
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Ethanol is warmed with ethanoic acid to form ethyl acetate in the presence of concentrated H2SO4.
C2H5OH + CH3COOH+ (Conc.H2SO4) → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
The equation is balanced. You can check the number of atoms on each side.
LHS
C = 4
H = 10
O = 3
RHS
C = 4
H = 10
O = 3
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