Question

Assertion: The hydrolysis of methyl acetate by dil. $HCl$ is a pseudo first order reaction.
Reason: $HCl$ acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis.

• A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
• B. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
• C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
• D. If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The correct reason is that during hydrolysis water is taken in large excess, therefore its concentration does not change during hydrolysis.