Chemistry, asked by nitirocks12pehtmu, 1 year ago

please answer, I've preboard tomorrow.

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Answered by bharat9291
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(1) A is acetic acid CH3COOH
(2) CH3COOH + CH3CH2OH ---- CH3COOCH2CH3
(3) by reacting it with NAOH ( we can get ethanol from it ,we can't get acetic acid back)
(4) this process is known as sponification
CH3COOCH2CH3 + NaOH ---- CH3COONa + CH3COOH
(5) 2CH3COOH + Na2CO3 ----- 2CH3COONa+ H2O + CO2

nitirocks12pehtmu: thanks sir
bharat9291: check and tell me if we can get acetic acid back ?
nitirocks12pehtmu: sir, i dont think sir, because, ch3coona is formed, but not ch3cooh.
bharat9291: yup the same reaction is given in the book
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