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1) Calculate the half-life of a reaction , 3 A→2 P, if the initial concentration is 1.000 and rate constant is a) 0.500 s and the rate law is rate = k[A] b) 0.500M A/s and the rate law is rate = k[A]° %3D c) 0.500/(M A × s) and the rate law is rate = k[A]? %3D

1) Calculate the half-life of a reaction , 3 A→2 P, if the initial concentration is 1.000 and rate constant is a) 0.500 s and the rate law is rate = k[A] b) 0.500M A/s and the rate law is rate = k[A]° %3D c) 0.500/(M A × s) and the rate law is rate = k[A]? %3D

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1) Calculate the half-life of a reaction , 3 A→2 P, if the initial concentration is 1.000 and rate constant is a) 0.500 s and the rate law is rate = k[A] b) 0.500M A/s and the rate law is rate = k[A]° %3D c) 0.500/(M A × s) and the rate law is rate = k[A]? %3D
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Given reaction is,

                        3 A ---> 2P

we have , initial concentration [A] = 1.000 M A

Half life (t1/2) is defined as the time required to reduce the concentration of the sample to half of its initial concentration.

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