Determining Kc for an esterification reaction
This practical uses the method of titration to determine the value of the equilibrium constant for the esterification reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid. Although the reaction of alcohols with carboxylic acids to produce esters is no longer on the syllabus, all students are still expected to be able to identify the ester functional group and Higher Level students may well come across polyesters as examples of...