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प्रश्न
What type of compound is formed by the reaction between acetic acid and an alcohol?
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उत्तर
Ethanol and Acetic acid react to form Ethyl acetate and water according to the equation:
C2H5OH + CH3COOH → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In an experiment to study the properties of ethanoic acid, a student takes about 3 mL of ethanoic acid in a dry test tube. He adds an equal amount of distilled water to it and shakes the test tube well. After some time he is likely to observe that
(A) a colloid is formed in the test tube.
(B) the ethanoic acid dissolves readily in water.
(C) the solution becomes light orange.
(D) water floats over the surface of ethanoic acid.
Give the name and structural formula of one homologue of HCOOH.
What will you observe when dilute ethanoic acid and dilute hydrochloric acid are put on universal indicator paper, one by one? What does it show?
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Write the IUPAC name of the following:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\\
|\\
\ce{CH3 -C -CH3}\\
|\\
\ce{CH3}
\end{array}\]
Name the product formed and give an appropriate chemical equation for the following:
Ethanol oxidised by acidified potassium dichromate.
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How is acetic acid prepared from acetylene?
Give balanced chemical equations for the following conversion :
Ethanoic acid to ethyl ethanote
