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Ethyl acetate is heated with aqueous NaOH. The products are

Aacetic acid and ethanol
Bacetaldehyde and sodium ethoxide
Csodium ethoxide and acetic acid
Dsodium acetate and ethanol

Answer: D

Saponification:

CH X_{3} COOC X_{2} H X_{5} + NaOH CH X_{3} COONa + C X_{2} H X_{5} OH

. The acid formed is neutralised by the base, which makes the reaction irreversible.

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