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Ethanoic acid is treated with ethanol. Give balanced reaction.

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When ethanoic acid is treated with ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst, an ester, i.e. ethyl ethanoate is formed.
`underset("Ethanoic acid")(CH_(3))-underset("Ethanol")(COOH)+CH_(3)-CH_(2)-OHunderset("Catalyst")overset("Acid")tounderset("Ethyl ethanoate")(CH_(3) -COO) -CH_(2)-CH_(3)+underset("Water")(H_(2)O)`
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