General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 13 - Rates of Reaction - Questions and Problems - Page 577: 13.10

Answer

The half-life of a second order reaction is dependent on concentration

Work Step by Step

Work Step by Step The half-life reaction of a first order reaction is = 0.693/k The half-life reaction of a first order reaction is = 1/k[A]0 thus we can compare the two equations and see that the second order reaction is inversely proportional to the concentration.
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