Organic compounds that contain large proportions of nitrogen and oxygen tend to be unstable and are easily decomposed. Hexanitroethane, C2(NO2)6, decomposes according to the equation C2(NO2)6→2NO2+ 4NO + 2CO2 The reaction in CCI4 solvent is first order with respect to C2(NO2)6. At 70.7 °C, k = 0.000274 s-1 and at 109.6 °C, k = 0.0153 s1. (a) What is the half-life of C2(NO2)o at 70.7 °C? i seconds eTextbook and Media (b) What is the half-life of C2(NO2) at 109.6 °C? i seconds (c) If 0.100 mol of C2(NO2)6 is dissolved in CCI4 at 70.7°C to give 1.00 L of solution, what will be the C2(NO2)6 concentration after 50.0 minutes? i M

Organic compounds that contain large proportions of nitrogen and oxygen tend to be unstable and are easily decomposed. Hexanitroethane, C2(NO2)6, decomposes according to the equation C2(NO2)6→2NO2+ 4NO + 2CO2 The reaction in CCI4 solvent is first order with respect to C2(NO2)6. At 70.7 °C, k = 0.000274 s-1 and at 109.6 °C, k = 0.0153 s1. (a) What is the half-life of C2(NO2)o at 70.7 °C? i seconds eTextbook and Media (b) What is the half-life of C2(NO2) at 109.6 °C? i seconds (c) If 0.100 mol of C2(NO2)6 is dissolved in CCI4 at 70.7°C to give 1.00 L of solution, what will be the C2(NO2)6 concentration after 50.0 minutes? i M

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