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A mixture of carboxylic acid (A) and alcohol (B) on heating give and ester (C ) having molecular mass 74. What is (C ) ?

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`HCOOC_(2)H_(5)`
`CH_(3)COOCH_(3)`
Both a and b
NONE of these

Solution :`(CH_(3) CO)_(2)O + CH_(3)OH overset(DELTA) to CH_(3)COOH + underset("mol. mass 74") (CH_(3)COOCH_(3))`
`(HCO)_(2)O+C_(2)H_(5)OH overset(Delta) to HCOOH + underset("mol. mass 74")(HCOOC_(2)H_(5)) `


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