Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 4.39C ethyl ethanoate formation
Practise ester-formation questions by naming ethyl ethanoate, completing equations and identifying the catalyst or water product.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2019
- Course
- Chemistry 4CH1
Exam points
- Name ethyl ethanoate as the ester made from ethanol and ethanoic acid.
- Complete esterification equations, including water as the other product.
- State concentrated sulfuric acid as a suitable catalyst for the reaction.
4.39C Formation of ethyl ethanoate question 1
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Gaseous ethanol is manufactured by reacting ethene gas with steam.
This is the equation for the reaction.
Ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol to form ester A and water.
Give the name of ester A.
ethyl ethanoate
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