Exercise: Reversible reaction of acetic acid with ethanol gives ethyl acetate and water. CH₃COOH (l) + CH₃CH₂OH (l) ↔ CH₃COOCH₂CH₃ (l) + H₂O (l). The reaction is exothermic. Where will the equilibrium of the reaction be shifted if we remove ethyl acetate from the reaction mixture by distillation?