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24/01/2022 3:11 pm
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Time required to decompose SO2Cl2 to half of its initial amount is 60 minutes. If the decomposition is a first order reaction, calculate the rate constant of the reaction.
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24/01/2022 3:15 pm
We know that for a 1st order reaction,
t1/2 = \(\frac{0.693}{k}\)
It is given that t1/2 = 60 min
∴ k = \(\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}\)
= \(\frac{0.693}{60}\)
= 0.01155 min-1
= 1.155 min-1
or k = 1.925 x 10-4 s-1