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Question
What do you notice when acetic acid reacts with alcohol?
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Solution
Acetic acid reacts with alcohols, forming esters in the presence of conc. H2SO4.
\[\ce{\underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} + C2H5OH ->[H2SO4] \underset{Ethyl acetate}{CH3COOC2H5} + H2O}\]
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