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Chemical Kinetics

Question
CBSEENCH12010928

t1/4 can be taken as the time taken for the concentration of a reactant to drop to 3/4 of its initial value. If the rate constant for a first order reaction is K, the t1/4 can be written as

  • 0.10 / K

  • 0.29 / K

  • 0.69 / K

  • 0.75 / K

Solution

B.

0.29 / K

straight t subscript bevelled 1 fourth end subscript space equals fraction numerator 2.303 over denominator straight K end fraction space log space fraction numerator 1 over denominator 1 minus begin display style 1 fourth end style end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 0.29 over denominator straight K end fraction