Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl aceta...

Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate follows a pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to ester . If the reaction is carried out with large excess of ester , the order with respect to ester will be

A

`1.5`

B

`0`

C

`2`

D

`1`

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The correct Answer is:

B

Properties of ionic solid

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