How is h2o released in the reaction of ethonic acid
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I suspect that the ethanoic acid contains a residual amount of water and that the concentrated sulphuric acid is reacting with the water. Since this is a very exothermic reaction the test tube gets heated up which evaporates some of the ethanoic acid, causing the bung to pop off. If it's just slight evaporation this would also explain why you couldn't see any effervescence.
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