Chemical Kinetics Question 131
Question: The alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is represented by the equation $ CH_3COOC_2H_5+NaOH\to CH_3COONa+C_2H_5OH $ Experimentally it is found that for this reaction $ \frac{dx}{dt}=k[CH_3COOC_2H_5],[NaOH] $ Then the reaction is [JIPMER 1999]
Options:
A) Bimolecular and of first order
B) Bimolecular and of second order
C) Pseudo-bimolecular
D) Pseudo-unimolecular
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
It is an bimolecular and second order reaction.
