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प्रश्न
Name the product formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid. Give an equation. What is the name given to this type of reaction?
उत्तर
When ethanol reacts with acetic acid, ethyl acetate is formed.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} + \underset{Acetic Acid}{CH3COOH} ->[conc.H2SO4] \underset{Ethyl acetate}{CH3COOC2H5} + H2O}\]
This reaction is known as an esterification reaction.
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