Reactions having molecularity ≥ 2 and order of reaction = _____ are known as pseudo unimolecular reactions.
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Reactions having molecularity 2 but order of reaction =1 are known as pseudo unimolecular reactions. The inversion of cane-sugar is a first order reaction though its moleculariry is two.
Sucrose+water⇌Glucose+Fructose
In this hydrolysis reaction, both sucrose and water participate. Hence, it is a bimolecular reaction. Since water is present in large excess, its concentration does not appear in the rate law expression.
Hence, the rate law expression is rate=k[sucrose] Hence, the reaction is first order reaction. It is called psuedo unimolecular reaction.