Conisder the reaction represented by the equation:
`CH_(3)Cl(g) + H_(2)O(g) rarr CH_(3)OH(g) + HCl(g)`
These kinetics data were obtained for the given reaction concentrations:
`{:("Initial conc (M)",,"Initial rate of disappearance"),([CH_(3)Cl],[H_(2)O],"of "CH_(3)Cl(Ms^(-1))),(0.2,0.2,1),(0.4,0.2,2),(0.4,0.4,8):}`
If `H_(2)O` is taken in large excess, the order of the reaction will be

Options

A. `1`
B. `0`
C. `3`
D. `2`

Answer

A

Explanation

If `H_(2)O` is in excess, the order of the reaction will be `1`.