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Why can the values of the apparant rate constant, Kapp, differ but the values of the true rate constant, k, be indentical in a reaction. An example of a reaction this can happen in is CH3COOCH3 + H20 → CH3OH + CH3COOH
The specific rate constants are independent of concentration, but apparent (observed) rate constants vary as functions of many rate constants and even concentration to some extent. The given reaction used proton ions as catalysts and large excess of water prohibits reverse reaction to take place. The detailed solution is given below: