A first-order reaction has a half-life of (6.34x10^1) minutes. How many minuteswould it take for the only reactant to decrease to 12.5% of its initial concentration?Enter your answer in scientific notation with 3 sig figs. Do not include any units inyour answer.Do not round any intermediate calculations.Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible. A reaction has an activation energy of 125.0 kJ/mol. At 310. K, the rate constant is(8.03x10^-4) s1. What would be the value of the rate constant in s-1 at 300. K?Enter your answer in scientific notation with 3 sig figs. Do not include any units inyour answer.Do not round any intermediate calculations.Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible.

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A first-order reaction has a half-life of (6.34x10^1) minutes. How many minutes would it take for the only reactant to decrease to 12.5% of its initial concentration? Enter your answer in scientific notation with 3 sig figs. Do not include any units in your answer. Do not round any intermediate calculations. Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible.

A first-order reaction has a half-life of (6.34x10^1) minutes. How many minutes would it take for the only reactant to decrease to 12.5% of its initial concentration? Enter your answer in scientific notation with 3 sig figs. Do not include any units in your answer. Do not round any intermediate calculations. Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible.

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Chapter13: Chemical Kinetics

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