What's wrong with the following depiction of a reaction?   alcohol  +  acid  - - - > ester   a. It's intrinsically false: an acid cannot react with an alcohol. b. it should say "carboxylic acid" not just "acid." c. It should be: acid. + alcohol instead of what's shown. d. For the reaction to be balanced, water needs to be included as a product.

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What's wrong with the following depiction of a reaction?

 

alcohol  +  acid  - - - > ester


 
a. It's intrinsically false: an acid cannot react with an alcohol.
b. it should say "carboxylic acid" not just "acid."
c. It should be: acid. + alcohol instead of what's shown.
d. For the reaction to be balanced, water needs to be included as a product.
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