Consider the following statements.
The rate law for the acid catalysed hydrolysis of an ester being given is-
rate 
ester 
[ester], if the acid concentration is doubled at constant ester concentration.
I. The second order rate constant, 
is doubled
II. The pseudo first order rate constant, 
is doubled
III. The rate of the reaction is doubled
Which of the above statement are correct?
Text Solution
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As rate of reaction is doubled then pseudo first order rate constant is doubled as well. It may
be noted that in presence of acid, hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is called as a pseudo-unimolecular reaction but the actual value of 
depends upon the concentration of 
ions, otherwise rate constant of a reaction is constant at constant temperature.
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