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Alcohols and carboxylic acids

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Question 46

Ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce an ester.

Which of these shows the correct word equation for this esterification reaction?

ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate+water\text{ethanoic acid} + \text{ethanol} \rightarrow \text{ethyl ethanoate} + \text{water}ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate+water

ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate+hydrogen\text{ethanoic acid} + \text{ethanol} \rightarrow \text{ethyl ethanoate} + \text{hydrogen}ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate+hydrogen

ethanoic acid+ethanol→methyl propanoate+water\text{ethanoic acid} + \text{ethanol} \rightarrow \text{methyl propanoate} + \text{water}ethanoic acid+ethanol→methyl propanoate+water

ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate\text{ethanoic acid} + \text{ethanol} \rightarrow \text{ethyl ethanoate}ethanoic acid+ethanol→ethyl ethanoate

Alcohols and carboxylic acids Questions

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Practise Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Alcohols and carboxylic acids with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 55 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry (1CH0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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