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Chemical Kinetics

Question
CBSEENCH12006401

Calculate the half-life period of a first order reaction when the rate constant is 5 year–1.

Solution

For half- life first order reaction

 t1/2 = 0.693k

k= 5years-1
or                       t1/2 = 0.6935 years-1      = 0.1368 year = 50 days 14 hrs. 8 min 9.6 s.