One litre of 2M acetic acid is mixed with one litre of 2M ethyl alcohol to form ester as CH3COOH+C2H5OH→CH3COOC2H5+H2OThe decrease in initial reaction rate if each solution is diluted by an equal volume of water would be
A
12times
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B
14times
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C
2times
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D
4times
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Solution
The correct option is B14times Concentration of both the reactants after dilution would be reduced to one half of the initial concentration.