What is psuedo first order reaction ? Give example.

Explanation

A reaction which seems to be higher order, but follows first order kinetics is called psuedo first order reaction.
Example:
(1) Acid hydrolysis of methyl acetate
`CH_(3)COOCH_(3) + H_(2)O overset(H^(+)) CH_(3)COOH + CH_(3)OH`
(2) Inversion of cane sugar
`underset("Sucrose")(C_(12)H_(12)O_(11)) + H_(2)O overset(H^(+))to underset("Glucose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6)) +underset("Fructose")(C_(6)H_(12)O_(6))`