A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours. What is the order of the reaction?
Answer: First order — the half-life (2 h) is constant: 50% → 75% takes another half-life.
Solution
50% in 2 h means h.
75% complete at 4 h means the half that remained at 2 h is itself halved in the next 2 h — the half-life is independent of concentration.
Constant half-life is the signature of a first order reaction.
75% complete at 4 h means the half that remained at 2 h is itself halved in the next 2 h — the half-life is independent of concentration.
Constant half-life is the signature of a first order reaction.
CBSE Class 12 Board · 2006 · All India · Subjective