Scientists working in Lake Istokpoga calculating half-lives of pollutants called volatile organic compounds, often measure a transport rate constant. In one study conducted in the fall of 2010, researchers from the University of North Florida found the half-life of a particular pollutant in the lake when the concentration measured 0.408 M was 57.9 days. Assuming that the process is zero order, calculate the rate constant of this process. a. 0.0423 b. 0.00352 c. 0.00176 d. 0.0120 e. 0.0359

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Scientists working in Lake Istokpoga calculating half-lives of pollutants called volatile organic compounds, often measure a transport rate constant. In one study conducted in the fall of 2010, researchers from the University of North Florida found the half-life of a particular pollutant in the lake when the concentration measured 0.408 M was 57.9 days. Assuming that the process is zero order, calculate the rate constant of this process.

a. 0.0423

b. 0.00352

c. 0.00176

d. 0.0120

e. 0.0359

 
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