What happens when Ethyl alcohol and Acetic acid react together in the presence of conc. $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ ? Write the chemical equation of the reaction.

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Part 1:
The reaction of an alcohol with an acid in the presence of conc. $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ to form an ester is called an esterification reaction.
The reaction of Ethyl alcohol and Acetic acid in the presence of conc. $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ forms Ethyl acetate.
Part 2:
The chemical reaction is as follows:
${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH (l) + {CH}_{3} COOH (l) \to {CH}_{3} {COOCH}_{2} {CH}_{3} (l) + H_{2} O (l) Ethyl alcohol Acetic acid Ethyl acetate$

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