What's wrong with the following depiction of a reaction? alcohol  +  acid  - - - > ester Group of answer choices   It's intrinsically false: an acid cannot react with an alcohol. It should say "carboxylic acid" not just "acid." It should be: acid. + alcohol instead of what's shown. 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

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