Given the first order reaction A(g)  -- >  B(g)  +  C(g)  + 3D(g) with a rate constant of 6.0x10-4 s-1 at 298 K.  Starting with a 1.00 mol/L of A(g), how long will it take for this to decrease to 0.500 mol/L?

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Given the first order reaction A(g)  -- >  B(g)  +  C(g)  + 3D(g) with a rate constant of 6.0x10-4 s-1 at 298 K.

 Starting with a 1.00 mol/L of A(g), how long will it take for this to decrease to 0.500 mol/L?

a. 1.2x103 seconds 

b. 1.2x10-5 seconds

c. 8.5x10-4 seconds

d. 2.3x103 seconds

 

 

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