In the hydrolysis of an organic chloride in the presence of a large excess of water,the reaction is $RCl + H_2O \longrightarrow ROH + HCl$. Determine the molecularity and order of the reaction.

  • A
    Molecularity and order of reaction both are $2$
  • B
    Molecularity is $2$ but order of reaction is $1$
  • C
    Molecularity is $1$ but order of reaction is $2$
  • D
    Molecularity and order of reaction both are $1$

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