(a) Distingusihbetweenesterficationand saponificationreactions with the help of chemicalequations for each. (b) Witha labelled digaram describlein brief an acitivityto showthe formation of an ester.

(a) Distingusihbetweenesterficationand saponificationreactions with th

1.	(a) Distingusihbetweenesterficationand saponificationreactions with the help of chemicalequations for each. (b) Witha labelled digaram describlein brief an acitivityto showthe formation of an ester.
Answer» Solution :(a) In the esterification reactino an acid reacts with alcohol in the presence of conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` to form an ester with a leasant or fruity SMELL. For example, `underset("Ethanoic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)+underset("ETHANOL")(C_(2)H_(5)OH)OVERSET(H_(2)SO_(4)(conc.))tounderset("ETHYL ethanoate (ester)")(CH_(3)COOC_(2)H_(5))+H_(2)O` Saponification is quite different from esterification because in this case an ester reacts with an ALKALI (NaOH or KOH) to form salt of acid and alcohol. for example. `underset("Ethyl ethanoate")(CH_(3)COOC_(2)H_(5))+NaOHtounderset("Sod. ethanoate")(CH_(3)COONa)+underset("Ethanol")(C_(2)H_(5)OH)` (b).