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An organic chemist attempts to synthesize an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
Which of the following changes would NOT increase the equilibrium yield of the ester based on Le Châtelier's principle?
- Continuously removing water as it is formed during the reaction.
- Using a more concentrated form of the carboxylic acid.
- Adding a catalyst such as sulfuric acid.
- Adding a large excess of the alcohol reactant.
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