what is esterification
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- It is a chemical reaction that forms atleast one ester (a type of compound produced by reaction between acids and alcohols )
- It is produced when acids are heated with alcohols in a process of esterification .
- An ester can be made byan esterification reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol .
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Esterification
Esterficarion is a chemical reaction between alcohol(ethanol)and actic acid in the presence of sulphuric acid as a catalyst and the product of this reaction are esters(sweet smelling substances ) and water.
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CH3COOH+C2H5OH=CH3COOC2H5+
water
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