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    				| 1. | What do you mean by glacial acetic acid? What is esterification reaction. Write the chemical reactioninvolved.Give reasons for the following:a)The glottis is guarded by the ani(31 | 
| Answer» The ethan- stem means you have two carbons, and the -oic acid ending means that the carbon on the end is part of a carboxylic acid group, -COOH. So ethanoic acid is CH3COOH, which is more commonly known as acetic acid. Anhydrous (water-free) acetic acid is sometimes calledglacialacetic acid because it solidifies just below room temperature, at 16.7°C. Acetic acid can be concentrated by dripping the impure compound over a "stalactite" of glacial (frozen) acetic acid. Pure acetic acid crystallizes, while impurities run off in the liquid. | |