General Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.25CP
Consider the first-order decomposition of A molecules (red spheres) in three vessels of equal volume.
- (a) What are the relative rates of decomposition in vessels (1)–(3)?
- (b) What are the relative half-lives of the reactions in vessels (1)–(3)?
- (c) How will the rates and half-lives be affected if the volume of each vessel is decreased by a factor of 2?
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