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. Assertion :The hydrolysis of methyl acetate by dil. HCl is a pseudo first order reaction

Reason : HCl acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis. 

 

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Solution ||| 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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