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Protons accelerate the hydrolysis of est...

Protons accelerate the hydrolysis of esters . This is an example os :

A

A heterogenous catalysis

B

An acid-base catalysis

C

A promoter

D

A negative catalyst

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Proton or the presence of `H^(+)` ions (acidic medium) accelerates hydrolysis of esters. This is an example of acid base catalysis.
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