2. Write a balanced chemical equation for the decomposition of malachite including the physical states of the reactant and products.

Answer(d) unstable compounds that convert to acetals in the presence of alcohol and an acid; (b) semiacetals produced by alcohol subtraction from ketone;

According to arrhenius theory of acid and bases, an acid is a proton donor, while base donates hydroxyl ions. further, acid and base reacts to form salt and water.consider following example.hcl    +      h2o          →      cl-          +      h3o+here, hcl has donated a proton, hence it is an acid.now consider following reactionhcl      +      naoh            ↔      nacl      +        h2oin this reaction, hcl donates proton, hence it is acid. on other hand, naoh donates hydroxyl ion (i.e. hence it is a base.