A small volume of concentrated sulfuric acid is added to catalyse the reversible reaction between liquid methanol and liquid ethanoic acid. Two claims about this reaction are given below. 1. The sulfuric acid acts as a homogeneous catalyst. 2. The sulfuric acid reduces the activation energy for the reverse reaction. Which claims are correct?
- Aboth 1 and 2
- B1 only
- C2 only
- Dneither 1 nor 2