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Assertion : The hydrolysis of methyl ace...

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 the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertion and reason both are false.

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