Hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution has been studied by titrating the liberated acetic acid against sodium hydroxide. The concentration of an ester at different temperatures is given below.
| t(min) |
0 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
∝ |
| v (ml) |
20.2 |
25.6 |
29.5 |
32.8 |
50.4 |
Show that the reaction is the first order reactions.
