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Question
Observe the graph shown in figure and answer the following questions:

- What is the order of the reaction?
- What is the slope of the curve?
- Write the relationship between k and t1/2 (half life period).
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Solution
- The order of the reaction is first-order reaction.
- Slope of the curve = `k/2.303`
- The half-life for the first-order reaction is given by t1/2 = `0.693/k`
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