The hydrolysis of methyl formate in acid solution has rate expression: rate = K [HCOOCH3] [H+]. The balanced equation is HCOOCH3 + - HCOOH + . The rate law contains [H+] though the balanced equation

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The hydrolysis of methyl formate in acid solution has rate expression: rate = K [HCOOCH3] [H+]. The balanced equation is HCOOCH3 + $H_2O$ -> HCOOH + $CH_3OH$. The rate law contains [H+] though the balanced equation does not contain H+, because

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Correct answer: B. H+ ions act as a catalyst for ester hydrolysis. A catalyst participates in the mechanism and affects the rate law, but is not consumed, so it does not appear in the overall balanced chemical equation.

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