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Question
What do you observe when acetic acid is added to ethyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid?
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Solution
When acetic acid is added to ethyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid, an ester (ethyl acetate) is formed. Esters can be detected by their fruity smell.
\[\ce{\underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} + \underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} ->[H2SO4] \underset{Ethyl acetate}{CH3COOC2H5} + H2O}\]
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