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Q. The order of a reaction for an esterification process is

Gujarat CETGujarat CET 2008Chemical Kinetics

Solution:

$\underset{carboxylic \, acid }{R-\overset {||^O}C -OH} + \underset {alcohol}{HO - R'} \xrightarrow {H^+} \underset {ester}{R - \overset {||^O}C - OR'} + H_2 O$
Rate of reaction= k [carboxylic acid] [alcohol]
So, order of reaction = 2