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The following reaction is an esterification comprising the reaction between acetic acid (Mm: 60g/mol) and ethanol (Mm: 46g/mol) to produce ethyl acetate (Mm=88g/mol) and water

The following reaction is an esterification comprising the reaction between acetic acid (Mm: 60g/mol) and ethanol (Mm: 46g/mol) to produce ethyl acetate (Mm=88g/mol) and water (Mm=18g /mole). The system produces 65 g of ethyl acetate from 70 g of acetic acid and 100 g of ethanol, according to the following reaction: CH3COOH + C2H5OH CH3COOC2H5 + H2O Determine the theoretical yield and percent yield of the reaction.

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