this is a pushing question. hydrochloric acid could have been used as the catalyst in this reaction. why is phosphoric acid a better choice for this experiment? hint: are there any possible competing reactions when using hydrochloric acid?consider a situation where bromocyclohexane is used in an elimination reaction instead of cyclohexanol. would acid catalyze the reaction? justify your answer.a dehydration reaction produces water as a byproduct. water is a good nucleophile that could react with the carbocation intermediate. why is that not a concern in this experiment?what was the purpose of washing the organic product with aqueous sodium carbonate?the baeyer test showed that the product of the reaction contained an alkene, presumably cyclohexene. the product is not necessarily pure. would the baeyer test confirm the presence of unreacted cyclohexanol? justify your answer.