The half-life of a pesticide determines its persistence in the environment. A common pesticide degrades in a first-order process with a rate constant of 7.8 1/hours. What is the half-life in hours of the breakdown reaction? Enter to 4 decimal places.

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The half-life of a pesticide determines its persistence in the environment. A common pesticide
degrades in a fırst-order process with a rate constant of 7.8 1/hours. What is the half-life in hours of
the breakdown reaction? Enter to 4 decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:The half-life of a pesticide determines its persistence in the environment. A common pesticide degrades in a fırst-order process with a rate constant of 7.8 1/hours. What is the half-life in hours of the breakdown reaction? Enter to 4 decimal places.
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Reaction  of decay process is first order reactiom.

Half life of  first order Reaction  =0.693/K 

Where K = rate constant 

Given K =7.81 hours

 

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