Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Chapter 14, Problem 63GQ
The decomposition of gaseous dimethyl ether at ordinary pressures is first-order. Its half-life is 25.0 minutes at 500 °C:
CH3OCH3(g) → CH4(g) + CO(g) + H2(g)
- (a) Starting with 8.00 g of dimethyl ether, what mass remains (in grams) after 125 minutes and after 145 minutes?
- (b) Calculate the time in minutes required to decrease 7.60 ng (nanograms) to 2.25 ng.
- (c) What fraction of the original dimethyl ether remains after 150 minutes?
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