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What is the equation for the esterification of glycerol and three palmitic acid​

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Pentyl Ethanoate, CH3COOC5H11, which smells like bananas, is produced from the esterification reaction: CH3COOH(aq) +C5H11OH(aq) → CH3COOC5H11(aq) + H … 2O(l) A reaction uses 3.58g of CH3COOH and 4.75g of C5H11OH and has a yield of 45.00%. Determine the mass of ester that foorms

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