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: 2C10(g) - Cl₂(g) + O₂(g) The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of CIO is 6.28x10 M¹s¹ at a particular temperature. Determine the half-life of CIO when its initial concentration is 1.71x10 M. 0.09312

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: 2C10(g) - Cl₂(g) + O₂(g) The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of CIO is 6.28x10 M¹s¹ at a particular temperature. Determine the half-life of CIO when its initial concentration is 1.71x10 M. 0.09312

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