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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+waterGlucose+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.

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