ethanol + ethanoic acid + sulphuric acid --> ethyl ethanoate + water
C2H5OH + CH3COOH + H2SO4 --> CH3CH2OC(O)CH3 + H20
2006-10-14 03:30:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The sulfuric acid remains as sulfuric acid. It is a catalyst and is not consumed in the reaction. In practice, the sulfuric acid would usually end up in the residual material discarded when purifying the product.
2006-10-14 03:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing will happen to the sulfuric acid. Its function is as a catalyst making it easier to happen and faster to complete.
2006-10-14 04:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have the gas lines checked. Mercaptan, which smells like sulphur, is a common additive to natural gas, which is colorless and odorless otherwise. The addition of mercaptan is intended to alert people to the presence of a gas leak. I used to live in northern Texas, and I'll never forget one night when a major gas transmission station's mercaptan line broke. The stuff is harmless, but INCREDIBLY smelly; it was several miles north of me, and the stink was just about over-powering. People reported the smell from as much as sixty MILES away!
2016-05-22 01:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by Carissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It acts as a catalyst.
2006-10-14 04:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋