QUESTIONS 1) Why do we use a small amount of mineral acid? 2) What is the reactant in excess? Justify your answer. 3) What is the role of sodium hydrogenocarbonate? 4) Write the equation of the chemical reaction and the associated mechanism. 5) What is the role of the distillation? 6) Compare the recorded boiling point with the literature data. 7) Propose another synthetic method for the preparation of n-butyl acetate.