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Standard XII
Chemistry
First Order Reaction
The decomposi...
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The decomposition of
N
H
3
gas on a heated tungsten surface gave the following results:
Initial pressure (mm of
H
g
)
65
105
y
185
Half-life (sec)
290
x
670
820
Calculate approximately the values of
x
and
y
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Solution
Half life is given as:-
t
1
/
2
=
2
n
−
1
−
1
K
[
A
o
]
n
−
1
Thus,
t
1
/
2
∝
1
[
A
o
]
n
−
1
⟶
(
1
)
⇒
[
65
185
]
=
[
820
290
]
n
−
1
=
[
290
820
]
1
−
n
⇒
0.35
=
[
0.35
]
1
−
n
1
−
n
=
1
n
=
0
Thus, the reaction is zero order.
t
1
/
2
∝
[
A
o
]
1
So, by using equation 1
⇒
65
105
=
[
290
x
]
⇒
x
=
468.5
⇒
65
y
=
290
670
⇒
y
=
150
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