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Rate law??

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For a reaction aA--> products

[A]0= 5 M and the first two half lives are 25 and 50 minutes.

What is the rate law?

calculate k?

calculate [A] at t= 525 minutes

asked Mar 1, 2015 in CHEMISTRY by heather Apprentice

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(a)

Step 1:

Initial concentration of A is .

First half life time is 25 min .

Second half life time is 50 min .

Observe that , each successive half–life is double the preceding one.

So the given reaction is second order reaction.

The rate law for second order reaction is image.

Where k = rate constant ,

              [A] = concentration of A at time t.

Solution:

The rate law of reaction is image.

answered Mar 2, 2015 by yamin_math Mentor
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(b)

Step 1:

Initial concentration of A is .

First half life time is 25 min .

Second half life time is 50 min .

Find the rate constant k .

Use the second order half life formula : image.

Where k = rate constant ,

              [A]0 = initial concentration of A .

Substitute and image min .

image

Solution:

The rate constant is image.

answered Mar 2, 2015 by yamin_math Mentor
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(c)

Step 1:

Initial concentration of A is .

First half life time is 25 min .

Second half life time is 50 min .

Find the  [A] at t = 525 min .

Use the second order Integrated rate law  : image.

Where k = rate constant ,

            [A]0 = initial concentration of A,

           t  is time.

Substitute , and image min .

image

Solution:

The concentration at image min  is image.

answered Mar 2, 2015 by yamin_math Mentor

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