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mediumSQLEXISTS vs INSingle-choice MCQ

Rewrite a correlated EXISTS as a join for a one-to-many relationship. Why can a naive INNER JOIN rewrite return wrong results that EXISTS does not?

-- EXISTS form SELECT c.id FROM customers c WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM orders o WHERE o.customer_id = c.id);