The Second-Order Hydrolysis Reaction of Ethyl Acetate, CH₃COOC₂H₅(aq)+ H₂O $\to$ CH₃COOH(aq)+ C₂H₅OH(aq),follows Pseudo-First-Order Reaction Kinetics in Solutions in Which the )

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Multiple Choice

The second-order hydrolysis reaction of ethyl acetate, CH₃COOC₂H₅(aq) + H₂O( ) $\to$ CH₃COOH(aq) + C₂H₅OH(aq) ,follows pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics in solutions in which the molarity of water is assumed roughly constant at 55.5 M.An experiment using an initial CH₃COOC₂H₅ concentration of 0.06500 M is conducted under pseudo-first-order conditions.After
60 seconds,[CH₃COOC₂H₅] = 0.05764 M.Estimate the second-order rate constant.

• A)2.00 \(\times\) 10^-3 M ^-1 s^-1
• B)1.27 \(\times\) 10^-3 M ^-1 s^-1
• C)3.61 \(\times\) 10^-5 M ^-1 s^-1
• D)0.111 M ^-1 s^-1
• E)6.67 M ^-1 s^-1

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