When ethyl acetate was hydrolyzed in the presence of `0.1 M HCl`, the constant was found to be `5.40 xx 10^(-5) s^(-1)`. But when `0.1 M H_(2)SO_(4)` was used for hydrolyiss, the rate constant found to be `6.20 xx 10^(-5) s^(-1)`. form these we can say that

Options

A. `H_(2)SO_(4)` is stronger than HCl
B. `H_(2)SO_(4)` and HCl are both of the same strength
C. `H_(2)SO_(4)` is weaker than HCl
D. The data is insufficient to compare that strength of HCl and `H_(2)SO_(4)`.

Answer

D

Explanation

The acid strengths can be compared with the knowledge of dissociation constants.