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The half-life of a reaction is 50 minutes at a certain initial concentration. When the concentration is reduced to one-half, the half-life is found to be 25 minutes. The order of the reaction is:

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Zero
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One
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Two
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Three
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Solution

The correct option is A Zero
We know that half life for nth order reaction [A]1n

For n=0,
t1/2[A]1
Hence, as the initial concentration increases, the half life increases. We can also say that as the initial concentratin decreases, the half life decreases proportionally.



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