Question

What are pseudounimolecular reactions? Give two examples.

Answer 1

In a chemical reaction if two or more reactants are involved but the rate of reaction depends only upon the concentration of any one of the reactant and independent of other reactants then it is said to be pseudo uni molecular reaction.

Eg. 1. Acid Catalyzed Hydrolysis of ester.

2 . Acid Catalyzed hydrolysis of sucrose