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A First Order Reaction Takes 40 Minutes for 30% Decomposition. Calculate t1/2 for this Reaction.

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 A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition. Calculate t1/2 for this reaction. (Given log 1.428 = 0.1548)

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Solution

 

`A->P`

t=0 a 0
t=t (a-x) x

Now, it takes 40 min for 30% decomposition i.e. reactant left after 40 min is 70% of its initial concentration.

`So,(a-x)=70/100xxa=7/10xxa`

`k=2.303/tlog(a/(a-x)) => k=2.303/40 log a/(7/10)a=2.303/40log1.428`

`therefore k=0.00891 min `

`therefore t_(1/2)=0.693/k=0.693/0.008913=77.78 min`

 

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