Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate follows a pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to ester. If the reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the order with respect to ester will be

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Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate follows a pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to ester. If the reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the order with respect to ester will be (A) 1.5 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 1

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CH2COOC2H5+H2O leftharpoons CH3 COOH +C2 H5OH If above reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the rate of reaction does not depend upon cencentration of both the reactants. Due to which, the reaction becomes of zero order

Q. Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate follows a pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to ester. If the reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the order with respect to ester will be

1.5

0

2

1

$C H_{2} COO C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O ⇌ C H_{3} COO H + C_{2} H_{5} O H$
If above reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the rate of reaction does not depend upon cencentration of both the reactants. Due to which, the reaction becomes of zero order

Q. Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate follows a pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to ester. If the reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the order with respect to ester will be

1.5

0

2

1

CH2​COOC2​H5​+H2​O⇌CH3​COOH+C2​H5​OH If above reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the rate of reaction does not depend upon cencentration of both the reactants. Due to which, the reaction becomes of zero order

$C H_{2} COO C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O ⇌ C H_{3} COO H + C_{2} H_{5} O H$
If above reaction is carried out with large excess of ester, the rate of reaction does not depend upon cencentration of both the reactants. Due to which, the reaction becomes of zero order