A given medication can be sold as long as no more than 5.0% of the original medication has decomposed. If k = 1.50 × 10-3 day-1 (at room temperature) and the medication is manufactured today: On what date must the medication be removed from the shelf? What is the half-life of the medication? If the medication is stored at high temperature, what would happen to the following (please say increase, decrease or no change)? (a) rate constant, (b) half-life

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A given medication can be sold as long as no more than 5.0% of the original medication has decomposed. If k = 1.50 × 10-3 day-1 (at room temperature) and the medication is manufactured today:

  • On what date must the medication be removed from the shelf?
  • What is the half-life of the medication?
  • If the medication is stored at high temperature, what would happen to the following (please say increase, decrease or no change)? (a) rate constant, (b) half-life
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