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Chemistry · May / June 2021 · Paper 11 · Question 38

5070Carboxylic acids

An ester has the formula C2H5COOC2H5. Which pair of compounds would react together to form this ester?

  1. Aethanoic acid and ethanol
  2. Bethanol and propanoic acid
  3. Cpropanoic acid and propanol
  4. Dpropanol and ethanoic acid

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Correct answer: B. ethanol and propanoic acid

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