The oxidation of a certain metal is found to obay the equation A2=αt+β, where 'A' is the thickness of the oxide film at time 't', α and β are constants. The order of this reaction is
A
0.0
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B
1
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C
−1
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D
2
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Solution
The correct option is C−1 A2=αt+β Differentiating this equation. we get −2AdA=αdt−dAdt=α2A=α2A=α2[A]−1 Hence, order of the reaction =−1