Question
Why was the reaction mixture titrated quickly? (question fom: A mixture of 0.50 mol of ethanoic acid and 1.00 mol of ethanol was shaken for a long time to reach equilibrium. The whole mixture was titrated quickly with 1.00 mol dm3 sodium hydroxide and 80cm3 of alkali were required. )
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DrBob222
To prevent hydrolysis of the ester.
hina
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Anna
So that the mixture remains in equilibrium