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Chemistry
Which one of the following statements is correct for the reaction? CH 3 COOC 2 H 5(a q) + NaOH (a q) longrightarrow CH 3 COONa (a q)+ C 2 H 5 OH (a q)
Q. Which one of the following statements is correct for the reaction?
C
H
3
COO
C
2
H
5
(
a
q
)
+
N
a
O
H
(
a
q
)
⟶
C
H
3
COON
a
(
a
q
)
+
C
2
H
5
O
H
(
a
q
)
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A
Order is two but molecularity is one
B
Order is one but molecularity is two
C
Order is one but molecularity is one
D
Order is two but molecularity is two
Solution:
For the reaction,
C
H
3
COO
C
2
H
5
(
a
q
)
+
N
a
O
H
(
a
q
)
⟶
C
H
3
COON
a
(
a
q
)
+
C
2
H
5
O
H
(
a
q
)
the molecularity is two because two molecules are taking part.
Moreover, rate law for the reaction is,
rate
(
r
)
=
k
[
C
H
3
COO
C
2
H
5
]
[
N
a
O
H
]
∴
Order of reaction is
1
+
1
=
2