Question

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 .

Answer 1

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