Question

What is half-life of a reaction?

Answer 1

The time taken for a reaction to reach the halfway stage is called the half-life of the reaction. It may be defined as follows.

The time taken for half of the reaction to get completed, i.e., the time taken for half of the starting material to react, is called the half-life of the reaction. Half-life of a reaction is usually denoted as t_1/2.