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(i) Write the chemical names of CH_(3)COCH_(3),C_(2)H_(5)OH. (ii) What happens when acetic acid and ethanol react in presence of concentrated H_(2)SO_(4) ? Write the reactions there in.

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Solution :(i) `CH_(2)COCH_(3)` : Propanone
`C_(2)H_(5)COOH` : Propanoic acid
(iii) Esterification takes place
`CH_(3)COOH + C_(2)H_(5)OHoverset(Conc.H_(2)SO_(4))rightarrow`


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