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The rate of a first order reaction is 0.04 mol L1s1 at 10 seconds and 0.03 mol L1s1 at 20 seconds after initiation of the reaction. The half-life period of the reaction is :

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34.1 s
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44.1 s
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54.1 s
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D
24.1 s
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Solution

The correct option is D 24.1 s
Given,
T1=10 s and T2=20 s
therefore,
T2T1=10 s

For first order reaction,
rate concentration

r1r2=C1C2=0.040.03=43

k=2.303T2T1 log C1C2
k=2.303×0.12510
k=0.0287 s1

Halflife period, t1/2=0.693k
t1/2=0.6930.0287t1/2=24.14 s

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