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Question
Write a fully balanced equation for the folowing case:
Acitic acid is warmed with ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulpheric acid.
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Solution
\[\ce{CH3COOH + C2H5OH <=> CH3COOC2H5 + H2O}\]
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