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Acetic acid formed during hydrolysis of ester acts as an induced catalyst.

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True

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The given statement is false.
Acetic acid formed during hydrolysis of ester does not act as an induced catalyst. The actual catalyst involved in the mechanism is the hydronium ion $H_{3} O^{+}$ .

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