Acid hydrolysis of ester is first order reaction and rate constant is given by
\[
k = \frac{2.303}{t} \log \frac{V_0 - V}{V_0 - V_t}
\]
where \( V_0 \), \( V_t \), and \( V_\infty \) are the volume of standard NaOH required to neutralise acid present at a given time, if ester is 50% neutralised then