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In acid catalysed hydrolysis of ester why aliquot is added to large amount of ice cold water?

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For determining first order rate constant by acid catalyzed ester hydrolysis, ice water is added so as to arrest the reaction. This helps in determining correctly the amount of ester hydrolysed and the amount of product, Acetic acid formed after specific time intervals.

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