Consider the second-order decomposition of A under the following conditions: The initial concentration of A is 0.161 M and after 117 s the concentration has decreased to 0.111 M. (a) What is the value of the rate constant k? (b) What is the half-life of the reaction?

Consider the second-order decomposition of A under the following conditions: The initial concentration of A is 0.161 M and after 117 s the concentration has decreased to 0.111 M. (a) What is the value of the rate constant k? (b) What is the half-life of the reaction?

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