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Explain the action of acetic acidon ethanol.

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Solution :Acetic acid : When ethanol is TREATED acetic acid in the presence of CONC. sulphuric acid, ethyl ACETATE (ester)is formed.
`underset("Ethanol")(C_(2)H_(5)OH)+underset("acetic acid")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset("||")C-OH)overset(H^(+))hArr underset("ethyl acetate")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset("||")C-O-C_(2)H_(5))+H_(2)O`


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