Multiple choice

Which of the following types of smell is produced by ethyl acetate?

  1. Fruity smell

  2. Gasoline smell

  3. Flowering smell

  4. Vinegar smell

  5. None of these

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A Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because when liquid acetic acid is mixed with ethanol and a drop of concentrated sulphuric acid, it forms ethyl acetate which emits a fruity odour.