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Interpretation:
The concentration of
Concept introduction:
The rate of a reaction is defined as the speed by which the reaction is proceeding. The
Answer to Problem 20.56E
The concentration of
Explanation of Solution
The reaction in Example 20.7 is shown below.
The half-lives
Conversion of half-lives from days to seconds is shown below.
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The half-lives,
The rate constant for first order reaction is given by the formula shown below.
Where,
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The value of
The Equation 20.47 is given as follows:
Where,
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The above expression in terms of concentration of
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Therefore, the concentration of
The concentration of
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