In the first-order decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide at 335 K : N2O5 (g) (yields) 2 NO2 (g) + ½ O2 (g) If we start with a 2.50 g sample of N2O5 and have 1.50 g remaining after 109s, (a) What is the value of the rate constant? (b) What is the half-life of the reaction?

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In the first-order decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide at 335 K : N2O5 (g) (yields) 2 NO2 (g) + ½ O2 (g)

If we start with a 2.50 g sample of N2O5 and have 1.50 g remaining after 109s, (a) What is the value of the rate constant?

(b) What is the half-life of the reaction?

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