EAMCET Engineering 2008 Solved Paper

CH3‌COONa+H2O→CH3‌COOH+NaOH
The above process takes place in following steps
CH3‌COONa‌

‌ Ionisation ‌

⇌

in‌aqueous‌solution

‌

CH3COO−

strong‌base

+Na+
CH3COO−+H2O→CH3‌COOH+OH−
Acetate ion undergoes anionic hydrolysis and the resulting solution is slightly basic due to excess of OH−ions. Hence, both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).