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Ethanoic acid is hydrolysed to two moles of ethanoic acid.

(CH3CO)2CO
  +  
H2O
         
2
CH3COOH
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Hydrolysis
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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