JEE Main 2004 Chemistry question

On mixing ethyl acetate with aqueous sodium chloride, the composition of the resultant solution is

Answer: (1)

Solution

Sodium chloride is a neutral salt and does not hydrolyse esters (hydrolysis requires acid or base catalysis, e.g. NaOH for saponification). So no

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