Chemicals that are used in perfumes and food flavourings
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Do esters occur naturally, where else can they be found?
Yes and they can be found in a laboratory being made by human creation
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How do you create an ester?
React alchohol and organic acid.
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What is needed as a catalyst for this?
A little sulphuric acid
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PERFUMES!
PERFUMES!
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Why are perfumes volatile?
To evaporate, particles need enough energy. This energy is used to overcome the attraction to the other molecules in the liquid. In perfumes, there is only a weak attraction making it easier to overcome.
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Do esters occur naturally, where else can they be found?
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Yes and they can be found in a laboratory being made by human creation
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