( 1 ~L ) of ( 2 M CH ₃ COOH ) is mixed with ( 1 ~L ) of ( 3 M C ₂ H ₅ OH ) to form an ester. The rate of the reaction with respect to the initial rate when each solution is diluted with an equal volume of water will be

Step-by-step solution

(C) Esterification is a second order reaction CH ₃ COOH + C ₂ H ₅ OH CH ₃ COOC ₂ H 5+ H ₂ O r = k [ CH ₃ COOH ] [ C ₂ H ₅ OH ] Order =2 When equal volume of two solutions are mixed, concentration of the solutions reduces to half the initial value. Hence, rate of reaction gets reduced to 1 4 initial rate.