Practice Esterification - 7.4.4.1.2 | 7. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | CBSE Grade 12 Chemistry Part 2
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7.4.4.1.2 - Esterification

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is esterification?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the components involved in the reaction.

Question 2

Easy

Name one application of esters.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what smells good or tastes sweet.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What do alcohols and carboxylic acids produce when they react?

  • Water and salt
  • Esters
  • Alcohols

πŸ’‘ Hint: What are the products when you combine these two reactants?

Question 2

True or False: Esterification is a reversible reaction.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how the reaction proceeds.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Propose an esterification reaction using butanol and acetic acid and draw the structural formula of the ester formed.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Identify the functional groups before and after the reaction.

Question 2

Explain why the reaction of phenol with acetic anhydride is preferred over acetic acid for forming phenyl acetate.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the effect of the functional groups present.

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