NCERT Activity 4.8 Class 10 Science Explanation with conclusion

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NCERT Activity 4.8 Class 10 Science Explanation with conclusion

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Chapter 4 - Carbon and its Compounds

 

Activity 4.8 Class 10 Science

·  Take 1 ml ethanol (absolute alcohol) and 1 ml glacial acetic acid along with a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid in a test tube.

· Warm in a water bath for at least five minutes as shown in the figure.

· Pour into a beaker containing 20-25 ml of water and smell the resulting mixture.

 

Discussion and Conclusion: On addition of absolute ethyl alcohol and glacial acid in presence of a few drops of conc. H₂SO₄ forms a sweet-smelling ester, i.e. ethyl acetate, conc. H₂SO₄ removes the water formed during the reaction and thus shifts the equilibrium in the forward direction.

                                           conc. H₂SO₄

CH₃COOH+ CH₃CH₂OH  --------→ CH ₃COOCH₂CH₃ +  H₂O

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