Give a balanced equation for the following reactions:
(a) Carbon with nitric acid.
(b) Lead nitrate and hydrochloric acid.
(c) Conversion of alcohol to ester.
(a) C + 4HNO3 ⟶ CO2 + 2H2O + 4NO2
(b) Pb(NO3)2 + 2HCl (dil.) ⟶ PbCl2+ 2HNO3
(c) C2H5OHethanol+CH3COOHacetic acid→ΔConc. H2SO4CH3−COO−C2H5ethyl acetate+H2O\underset{\text{ethanol}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}} + \underset{\text{acetic acid}}{\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text{Conc. H}_2\text{SO}_4} \underset{\text{ethyl acetate}}{\text{CH}_3-\text{COO}-\text{C}_2\text{H}_5} + \text{H}_2\text{O}ethanolC2H5OH+acetic acidCH3COOHConc. H2SO4Δethyl acetateCH3−COO−C2H5+H2O
