The half-life of a first-order reaction is $20 \text{ minutes}$. What is the rate constant (in $\text{min}^{-1}$) for this reaction?

  • A
    $0.0347$
  • B
    $0.5$
  • C
    $13.86$
  • D
    $34.67$

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For the first order reaction $2 N_2O_{5(g)} \rightarrow 4 NO_{2(g)} + O_{2(g)}$,which of the following statements are correct?
$A.$ The concentration of the reactant decreases exponentially with time.
$B.$ The half-life of the reaction decreases with increasing temperature.
$C.$ The half-life of the reaction depends on the initial concentration of the reactant.
$D.$ The reaction proceeds to $99.6 \%$ completion in eight half-life durations.

Following data was obtained for the first order decomposition of $SO_2Cl_{2(g)}$ at constant volume:
$SO_2Cl_{2(g)} \to SO_{2(g)} + Cl_{2(g)}$
$S. No.$$Time$ $(s)$$Total$ $pressure$ $(atm)$
$1$$0$$0.5$
$2$$100$$0.6$

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$A$ $20 \%$ first-order reaction is completed in $32 \ \text{min}$. How much time (in $\text{min}$) will it take for $60 \%$ of the reaction to be completed (in $.00$)?

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In a first-order reaction,the concentration of the reactant decreases from $1.0 \, M$ to $0.25 \, M$ in $20 \, \text{minutes}$. What will be the rate constant of the reaction?

At $T(K)$,if the rate constant of a first order reaction is $4.606 \times 10^{-3} \ s^{-1}$,the time to reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to $1/10$ of its initial value in seconds is:

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