Q3: Hydrogen peroxide, H₂O2, decomposes in water by a first order kinetic process. A solution of 0.156 mol/L H₂O₂ in water has an initial decomposition rate of 1.14 x 10-5 mol·L-¹s¹. Calculate the rate constant for the decomposition reaction and the half-life of the reaction.
Q3: Hydrogen peroxide, H₂O2, decomposes in water by a first order kinetic process. A solution of 0.156 mol/L H₂O₂ in water has an initial decomposition rate of 1.14 x 10-5 mol·L-¹s¹. Calculate the rate constant for the decomposition reaction and the half-life of the reaction.
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of 0.156 mol/L H₂O₂ in water has an initial decomposition rate of 1.14 x 105 mol·L·¹s¹.
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Transcribed Image Text:Q3: Hydrogen peroxide, H₂O2, decomposes in water by a first order kinetic process. A solution
of 0.156 mol/L H₂O₂ in water has an initial decomposition rate of 1.14 x 105 mol·L·¹s¹.
Calculate the rate constant for the decomposition reaction and the half-life of the reaction.
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