Chlorine monoxide accumulates in the stratosphere above Antarctica each winter and plays a key role in the formation of the ozone hole above the South Pole each spring. Eventually, CIO decomposes according to the equation: 2C1O(g) Cl2(g) + O2(g) -1 The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of CIO is 7.63×10° M¯¹s¯¹ at a particular temperature. Determine the half-life of CIO when its initial concentration is 1.56×10-8 M.

Chlorine monoxide accumulates in the stratosphere above Antarctica each winter and plays a key role in the formation of the ozone hole above the South Pole each spring. Eventually, CIO decomposes according to the equation: 2C1O(g) Cl2(g) + O2(g) -1 The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of CIO is 7.63×10° M¯¹s¯¹ at a particular temperature. Determine the half-life of CIO when its initial concentration is 1.56×10-8 M.

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

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Chapter14: Chemical Kinetics: The Rates Of Chemical Reactions

Section14.4: Concentration-time Relationships: Integrated Rate Laws

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