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What is an ester?
Any of a class of organic compounds corresponding to the inorganic salts and formed from an organic acid and an alcohol.
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Why are esters unable to form hydrogen bonds with other esters?
Esters cannot form hydrogen bonds with other esters because there wouldn't be enough room on the molecules to support the hydrogen bonding (octet rule).
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How old is ester in the movie ester?
Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman named Leena Klammer. She has hypopituitarism, a condition that stunted her physical growth, and has spent most of her life posing as a little girl.
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How do you test for a ester?
Acid hydrolysis using sulphuric acid and water (equilibrium reaction). The ester splits into a carboxylic acid and alcohol, protons donated from the acid. The solution can then be distilled and the...
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How are microchips manufactured?
They are manufactered in very clean rooms using a variety of gases, furnaces, photo equipment and manpower. They are formed on disks of silicon many thousands at a time.