Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 893: 19.29

Answer

A truly first order rate law implies that the mechanism is unimolecular, which means that the rate is determined only by the properties of decaying atom or molecule and does not depend on collisions or interactions with other objects. Hence, radioactive dating is reliable.

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A truly first order rate law implies that the mechanism is unimolecular, which means that the rate is determined only by the properties of decaying atom or molecule and does not depend on collisions or interactions with other objects. Hence, radioactive dating is reliable.
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