The reversible hydrolysis of ethyl acetate to ethanol and acetic acid has an activation energy of 1 kJ/mol and a pre-exponential factor of 1.5*10-² M*sec". The reaction is proceeding at 98.6°F. The density of water is 1000 g/L and the molecular weight of water is 18.02 g/mol. Assume the reaction is elementary and that the reversible reaction is negligible when carried out at 98.6°F. Below is the chemical structure for ethyl acetate:

The reversible hydrolysis of ethyl acetate to ethanol and acetic acid has an activation energy of 1 kJ/mol and a pre-exponential factor of 1.510-² Msec". The reaction is proceeding at 98.6°F. The density of water is 1000 g/L and the molecular weight of water is 18.02 g/mol. Assume the reaction is elementary and that the reversible reaction is negligible when carried out at 98.6°F. Below is the chemical structure for ethyl acetate:

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