Question

Assertion (A): Esterification is a process m which a sweet-smelling substance is produced.

Reason (R): When esters react with sodium hydroxide an alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid are obtained.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the Assertion. (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. (c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is true.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the Assertion
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• When alcohol is added to a carboxylic acid with sodium hydroxide and heated in the bathtub, it produces a sweet smell of ester and this process is called Esterification.
• Hence, assertion and reason are correct but the reason is not the explanation of the assertion.
• The chemical reaction for the same is given below:
• CH₃COONa + CH₃CH₂COOH(g) → CH₃COOCH₂CH₃(aq)
• Hence the correct answer is option b.
• options a,c,and d are the incorrect options.