Some esters are added to food items for special smells. An ester can be made from ethanol and ethanoic acid i] Name the ester obtained in the reaction that takes place in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. Write the chemical equation. ii] Name the process.

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1.	Some esters are added to food items for special smells. An ester can be made from ethanol and ethanoic acid i] Name the ester obtained in the reaction that takes place in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. Write the chemical equation. ii] Name the process.
Answer» SOLUTION :i] Ethyle ethanoate `CH_3COOH + CH_2CH_3OH OVERSET("Con." H_2SO_4) UNDERSET("Ethyl ethanoate")(CH_3COOH_2CH_3)+ H_2O` . ii] This PROCESS is called ESTERFICATION.