A particular reactant decomposes with a half-life of 157 s when its initial concentration is 0.338 M. The same reactant decomposes with a half-life of 233 s when its initial concentration is 0.228 M. Determine the reaction order. What is the value and units of the rate constant for this reaction? Units k =

A particular reactant decomposes with a half-life of 157 s when its initial concentration is 0.338 M. The same reactant decomposes with a half-life of 233 s when its initial concentration is 0.228 M. Determine the reaction order. What is the value and units of the rate constant for this reaction? Units k =

Chemistry: Matter and Change

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Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom

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Chapter16: Reaction Rates

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 41A: Explain what is meant by the average rate of a reaction.

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