(a) How do the boiling point and melting point change in the homologous series of alcohols?

(b) Name the product formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid. Give an equation.

(c) What is the name given to this type of reaction?

(a) The boiling point and melting point increase with increasing molecular weight in the homologous series of alcohols.

(b) Ethyl acetate is generated when ethanol combines with acetic acid.

$\underset{\text{ethanol}}{\text{C}$2\text{H}5\text{OH}} + \underset{\text{acetic acid}}{\text{CH}3\text{COOH}} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text{Conc. H}2\text{SO}4} \underset{\text{ethyl acetate}}{\text{CH}3-\text{COO}-\text{C}2\text{H}5} + \text{H}_2\text{O}

(c) Esterification.