The saponification of ethyl acetate in a solution of sodium hydroxide, CH3COOC2H5+NaOHCH3COONa+C2H5OH at 30C was studied by Smith and Lorenson in 1939. The ester and alkali initial concentrations were set at 0.05mol/dm3 and the decrease of the ester concentration ( x ) was measured at several times, and it is represented in the following table: Determine the reaction rate equation. Hints: A+BProducts Stoichiometric relations: vadna=vbdnb where vi are the stoichiometric coefficients and ni are the number of moles of species i. CA=CA0x