The time required to decompose half of the substance for $n^{t h}$ order reaction is inversely proportional to:

a^{n + 1}

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a^{n - 1}

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a^{n - 2}

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a^{n}

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Solution

The correct option is C $a^{n - 1}$
as we know
$t_{^{1} /_{2}} f o r n^{t h} o r d e r$
$t_{^{1} /_{2}} α \frac{1}{a^{n - 1}}$

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The time required to decompose half of the substance for nth order reaction is inversely proportional to:

The correct option is C an−1as we knowt1/2 for nth ordert1/2 α 1an−1

The time required to decompose half of the substance for $n^{t h}$ order reaction is inversely proportional to:

The correct option is C $a^{n - 1}$
as we know
$t_{^{1} /_{2}} f o r n^{t h} o r d e r$
$t_{^{1} /_{2}} α \frac{1}{a^{n - 1}}$