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In the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce

A

Aldehyde

B

Alcohol

C

Ester

D

Carboxylic acid

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The correct Answer is:
C
`CH_(3)COOH+C_(2)H_(5)OH`
`overset("conc"*H_(2)SO_(4))toCH_(3)underset(("ester"))(COOH_(2)H_(5))+H_(2)O`
This reaction is known as esterifi-cation.
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