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Assertion :M Reason: During esterification, removed water molecule contains H of alcohol and OH of carboxylic acid.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
In this reaction, esterification takes place in acidic conditions.
Nucleophilic attack of alcohol on acid takes place with the loss of water molecule. So, Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.

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