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Pentanoic acid reacts with butan – 1 – 0l to form an organic compound.

Pentanoic acid reacts with butan – 1 – 0l to form an organic compound.

(i) Write an equation to show the above reaction.
(ii) What is the name given to the above type of reaction?
(iii) A few drops of a certain catalyst must be added to the mixture to increase the rate of the reaction.
(a) Name the catalyst.
(b) Explain the role of the catalyst in the above reaction.

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Maurice
(i) Q79182019839.png

(ii) Esterification

(iii)(a) Concentrated sulphuric (vi) acid.

(b) Speed up the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on September 18, 2019 at 05:42

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